Lewis & Short

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consumptĭo, ōnis, f. [consumo].

  1. * I. A consuming, wasting, consumption, Cic. Univ. 6.
  2. * II. An employing, bestowing, application, use: operae, Auct. Her. 4, 22, 32 (al. sumptione).