consultation

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.

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Word family

Forms consultations

Derived forms consultationalinterconsultationpostconsultationpreconsultationreconsultationteleconsultationvideoconsultation

Etymology

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

consultation Middle French consultatio Latin

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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