Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fruition"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fruition \Fru*i"tion\, n. [OF. fruition, L. fruitio, enjoyment,
fr. L. frui, p. p. fruitus, to use or enjoy. See {Fruit}, n.]
Use or possession of anything, especially such as is
accompanied with pleasure or satisfaction; pleasure derived
from possession or use. ``Capacity of fruition.'' --Rogers.
``Godlike fruition.'' --Milton.
Where I may have fruition of her love. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fruition
n 1: the condition of bearing fruit
2: something that is realized; "the victory was the realization
of a whole year's work" [syn: {realization}, {realisation}]
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