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consultation

con·sul·ta·tion

UK/ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/ US/ˌkɒnsɫ̩ˈteɪʃn̩/ uncommon

noun

1.

a conference (usually with someone important)

  • “he had a consultation with the judge”
  • “he requested an audience with the king”
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2.

a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question

  • “frequent consultations with his lawyer”
  • “a consultation of several medical specialists”
3.

the act of referring or consulting

  • “reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer”
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Origin

From Middle French consultation, from Latin consultatio. Morphologically consult + -ation.

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