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| con·sol·i·da·tion [ kən sòlli dáysh'n ] (plural con·sol·i·da·tions) |
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1. combining of business activities: the bringing together of businesses or business activities into a single unit
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2. strengthening of position: the increasing of the strength, stability, or depth of a person's or group's success or position
  The final six weeks saw a consolidation of their position at the top of the league.
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3. combination into single mass: the combination of separate items or scattered material into a single whole or mass
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4. geology compacting of loose deposit into rock: a process by which a loose deposit is compacted into hard rock
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5. psychology psychological process that fixes memory: the process in the brain that enables somebody to have a lasting memory of a particular event
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