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consultation

noun
/ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/UK/ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/US/ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/CA/ˌkɔnsəlˈtæɪʃən/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from consultatio
  2. derived from consultation

Definitions

  1. The act of consulting.

    • 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.

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

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at consultation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at consultation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at consultation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA