consultation C1 Topic:People & Society US /ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #15295 Meanings 1 noun A meeting with an expert, such as a doctor or lawyer, to get advice. She booked a consultation with a specialist about her back pain. 2 noun A discussion in which people are asked for their views before a decision is made. The new policy was introduced after public consultation. Thesaurus Word family Forms consultations Derived forms consultationalinterconsultationpostconsultationpreconsultationreconsultationteleconsultationvideoconsultation Etymology AI details From Middle French consultation, from Latin consultatio. Morphologically consult + -ation. consultation Middle French consultatio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # consultation **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 15295 ## Meanings 1. A meeting with an expert, such as a doctor or lawyer, to get advice. 2. A discussion in which people are asked for their views before a decision is made. ## Examples - She booked a consultation with a specialist about her back pain. - The new policy was introduced after public consultation. ## Derived Forms - consultational - interconsultation - postconsultation - preconsultation - reconsultation - teleconsultation - videoconsultation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: consultation - Root: consultatio ## Etymology From Middle French consultation, from Latin consultatio. Morphologically consult + -ation. ## AI Etymology Consultation is from Middle French consultation, from Latin consultatio. Morphologically consult + -ation. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean a meeting with an expert, such as a doctor or lawyer, to get advice, or a discussion in which people are asked for their views before a decision is made. Derived formations include consultational, interconsultation, postconsultation, preconsultation, reconsultation. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown