Noun consultation has 3 senses
  1. consultation, audience, interview - a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
    --1 is a kind of conference, group discussion
    Derived forms: verb consult4, verb consult1
  2. consultation - a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"
    --2 is a kind of
    conference, group discussion
    --2 has particulars: sidebar
    Derived forms: verb consult3, verb consult1, verb consult2, verb consult4, verb consult5
  3. reference, consultation - the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"
    --3 is a kind of action
    Derived forms: verb consult3, verb consult2
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