consultation

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/, [ˌkɒnsɫ̩ˈteɪʃn̩]

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/, [ˌkɑnsɫ̩ˈteɪʃn̩]
• (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/, [ˌkɒnsɫ̩ˈteɪʃn̩]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌkɔnsəlˈtæɪʃən/, [ˌkɔnsɫ̩ˈtæɪʃn̩]
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒnsəlˈtæɪʃən/, [ˌkɔ̟nsɫ̩ˈtæɪʃn̩]
• (Indic, without alternating stress) IPA^(key): /kŏn.sal.ʈe.ʃŏn/
• (Indic, with alternating stress) IPA^(key): /kɒn.sal.ʈe.ʃŏn/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: con‧sul‧ta‧tion

consultation (countable and uncountable, plural consultations)

1. The act of consulting.
   • 2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Riled by a decision that went against him, Ziv kicked his displaced boot at the assistant referee and, after a short consultation between the officials, he was given his marching orders and the loudest cheer of the night.

2. A conference for the exchange of information and advice.
   • 1974 April 6, Linda Thurston, “U.S. Civil Rights Conference--Heterosexuals Only”, in Gay Community News, page 3:

     Last month I went to a "consultation" on racism and sexism sponsored by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. It was the first of a series of five conferences designed to bring people together fighting racism and sexiam ^[sic] to discuss […]

3. An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor.

From Latin cōnsultātiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.syl.ta.sjɔ̃/

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consultation f (plural consultations)

1. consultation, consulting
2. survey, poll

• consulter

• “consultation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.