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consultation
English
Etymology
From Middle French consultation, from Latin consultatio.Morphologically consult +? -ation
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?nsl??te???n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?nsl??te???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: con?sul?ta?tion
Noun
consultation (countable and uncountable, plural consultations)
- The act of consulting.
- A conference for the exchange of information and advice.
- An appointment or meeting with a professional person, such as a doctor.
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin c?nsult?ti?.
Pronunciation
Noun
consultation f (plural consultations)
- consultation, consulting
- survey, poll
Related terms
- consulter
Further reading
- “consultation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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parley
English
Etymology
From Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), from Old French parler (“to talk; to speak”), from Late Latin parabol?, from Latin parabola (“comparison”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (parabol?), from ???? (pará, “beside”) with ???? (bol?, “throwing”). Doublet of palaver.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p??li/, /?p??le?/
- (some non-rhotic accents) IPA(key): /?p??l?/
Noun
parley (countable and uncountable, plural parleys)
- A conference, especially one between enemies.
- 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter IV
- Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it [...]
- 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter IV
Usage notes
Not to be confused with parlay (“bet or series of bets where the stake and winnings are cumulatively carried forward”).
Translations
Verb
parley (third-person singular simple present parleys, present participle parleying, simple past and past participle parleyed)
- (intransitive) To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.
- 1638 Herbert, Sir Thomas Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique
- [...] at day break we found the villaine, who, loath to parlee in fire and ?hot, fled amaine and left us [...]
- 1638 Herbert, Sir Thomas Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique
Usage notes
Not to be confused with parlay (“to carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet on to a subsequent wager or series of wagers; to increase (an asset, money, etc.) by gambling or investing in a daring manner; to convert (a situation, thing, etc.) into something better”).
Alternative forms
- parlay
Translations
See also
- parle
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “parley”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- Player, Rapley, pearly, player, prelay, replay
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