consultation English · revision 10465

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1425|origins=fro consultation|origins=la consultatio}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/ ''(UK)''; /ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/, /ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English consultacioun, from Old French consultation or directly [[bor|la|cōnsultātiō|t=a mature deliberation, consideration]], cōnsultātiōnem,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) from cōnsultāre, to consult, ask counsel of (see [[consult]]),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) a frequentative of cōnsulere, to deliberate, originally probably to call together.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A meeting of persons to consult together: about 1425, the early 15th century in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The act of consulting or taking counsel together is from 1548 (the 1540s).^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) A meeting of doctors to discuss a case is from 1800,^(OED 1989) and in law a meeting for advising with counsel from 1882.^(OED 1989) Consulting a book is from 1751.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1425 – a conference.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1548 – the act of consulting.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1751 – consulting a book.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1800 – a medical consultation.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act or process of consulting.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A meeting to seek advice or exchange views, especially with a doctor or lawyer.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[preconsultation]]

+ * [[reconsultation]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[consult]]

+ * [[consultant]]

+ * [[counsel]]

+ * [[consul]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}