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completion

/kəmˈpli.ʃən/ noun B2
  1. The act or state of being or making something complete; conclusion, accomplishment. (countable, uncountable) · The fundraising campaign was successfully stewarded to completion on time.· The building is nearing completion.
  2. The conclusion of an act of conveyancing concerning the sale of a property. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A forward pass that is successfully caught by the intended receiver. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The act of making a metric space complete by adding points. (countable, uncountable)
  5. The space resulting from such an act. (countable, uncountable)
  6. Synonym of autocomplete. (countable, uncountable) · tab completion
  7. Orgasm. (countable, uncountable)

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Its completion depended on others.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 337 · B2
The floor of the abbé’s cell was paved, and it had been by raising one of the stones in the most obscure corner that Faria had been able to commence the laborious task of which Dantès had witnessed the completion.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 154 · C1
The sheer scale of the undertaking meant that progress was agonizingly slow, far exceeding the initial estimates for completion.
A Dictionary Built by the People, p. 1 · C1
Eleanor sat in the gathering dusk, quietly embracing the profound stillness that inevitably follows the completion of a lifelong labor of love.
The Faithful Echo, p. 1 · C2

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