noun
name
Freq #15295
Meanings
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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.
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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
From Middle French consultation, from Latin consultatio. Morphologically consult + -ation.
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