1 [U] the act of discussing sth with sb or with a group of people before making a decision about it:
a consultation document / paper / period / process * acting in consultation with all the departments involved * The decision was taken after close consultation with local residents.
2 [C] a formal meeting to discuss sth:
extensive consultations between the two countries
3 [C] a meeting with an expert, especially a doctor, to get advice or treatment:
A 30-minute consultation will cost ｣50.
4 the act of looking for information in a book, etc:
There is a large collection of texts available for consultation on-screen.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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This entry for consultation is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is consultation a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, consultation is tagged as noun.
Does consultation appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — consultation appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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