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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)

  1. The act of consulting.
  2. A conference for the exchange of information and advice.
  3. 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)

  1. consultation, consulting
  2. 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)

  1. 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 [...]

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)

  1. (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 [...]

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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