reference, consultation
(noun) the act of referring or consulting; “reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer”
consultation
(noun) a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; “frequent consultations with his lawyer”; “a consultation of several medical specialists”
consultation, audience, interview
(noun) a conference (usually with someone important); “he had a consultation with the judge”; “he requested an audience with the king”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
Consultation
The 42nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`sul*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. consultatio: cf. F. consultation.]
1. The act of consulting or conferring; deliberation of two or more persons on some matter, with a view to a decision. Thus they doubtful consultations dark Ended. Milton.
2. A council or conference, as of physicians, held to consider a special case, or of lawyers restained in a cause. Writ of consultation (Law), a writ by which a cause, improperly removed by prohibition from one court to another, is returned to the court from which it came; -- so called because the judges, on consultation, find the prohibition ill-founded.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
