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4 dictionary results for: consolation
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
con·so·la·tion       [kon-suh-ley-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of consoling; comfort; solace.
2.the state of being consoled.
3.someone or something that consoles: His faith was a consolation during his troubles. Her daughters are a consolation to her.
4.Sports. a game, match, or race for tournament entrants eliminated before the final round, as a basketball game between the losing semifinalists.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME consolacioun (< AF) < L consōlātiōn- (s. of consōlātiō), equiv. to consōlāt(us), ptp. of consōlārī (con- con- + sōlā-, s. of sōlārī to comfort, + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion; see solace]

—Synonyms 1. relief, succor, help, support, cheer.
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con·so·la·tion       (kŏn'sə-lā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The act or an instance of consoling.
    2. The state of being consoled.
  2. One that consoles; a comfort: Your kindness was a consolation to me in my grief.
  3. Sports A second, smaller tournament or round of play for participants who have been eliminated before the final of a tournament, often to determine third and fourth place.

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consolation

noun
1. the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him" 
2. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her" 

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Consolation

Con`so*la"tion\, n. [L. consolatio: cf. F. consolation.] The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit.

Against such cruelties With inward consolations recompensed. --Milton.

Are the consolations of God small with thee? --Job xv. 11.

Syn: Comfort; solace; allevation. See Comfort.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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