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consolation

Pronunciation: /ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
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Definition of consolation

noun

[mass noun]
  • the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment:there was consolation in knowing that others were worse off
  • [count noun] a person or thing providing consolation:the Church was the main consolation in a short and hard life
  • (also consolation goal) [count noun] British (in sport) a goal scored at a point when it is no longer possible for the scoring team to win:two minutes from time Moore grabbed a consolation goal for the losers

Derivatives

consolatory

Pronunciation: /kənˈsɒlət(ə)ri, -ˈsəʊl-/
adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n-), from the verb consolari (see console1)

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