consultation

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consultation^¹

/ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/ UK
[ˌkɒnsɫ̩ˈteɪʃn̩] UK
/ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/ Atlantic Canada, US
[ˌkɑnsɫ̩ˈteɪʃn̩] Atlantic Canada, US
/ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/ Canada, dialectal
[ˌkɒnsɫ̩ˈteɪʃn̩] Canada, dialectal
/ˌkɔnsəlˈtæɪʃən/ Australia
[ˌkɔnsɫ̩ˈtæɪʃn̩] Australia
/ˌkɒnsəlˈtæɪʃən/ New Zealand
[ˌkɔ̟nsɫ̩ˈtæɪʃn̩] New Zealand

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

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

noun consultations

countable, uncountable The act of consulting. Plans were prepared under the auspices of the L.S.W.R. by W. R. Galbraith and R. F. Church, with J. F. Greathead in consultation, for a deep-level electric line on the tube principle, 1½ miles long, from a point under the main-line terminus at Waterloo to the eastern end of Queen Victoria Street, […
countable, uncountable A conference for the exchange of information and advice. 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 […]
countable, uncountable An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor.

Consultation^²

proper noun

The 42nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: interview, reference, audience, consulter, consultative, consultant, consult, counseling, see, conferring, consultancy, advisory, counselling, advice, consulta, referral

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noun act of consulting

Español	consulta
한국어	협의 hyeobui, 상의 sang'ui, 상담 sangdam
日本語	相談 sōdan, 協議 kyōgi, 商議 shōgi
中文	會診 /会诊 huìzhěn, 磋商 cuōshāng, 諮詢 /谘询 zīxún
हिन्दी	परामर्श parāmarś, मशविरा maśvirā
Português	consulta
Français	consultation
Deutsch	Beratung, Konsultation
Italiano	consultazione
Ελληνικά	διαβούλευση diavoúlefsi
Română	consultare, consultație
Русский	консульта́ция konsulʹtácija
Tiếng Việt	sự tham khảo
العربية	مُشَاوَرَة mušāwara, اِسْتِشَارَة istišāra, مُدَاوَلَة mudāwala

noun a conference for the exchange of information and advice

Español	consultación

name 42nd sura of the Qur'an

العربية	سورة الشورى

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@misc{consultation_2026,
  title = {consultation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/consultation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}