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consolation definition

con·so·la·tion (kän′sə lā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a consoling or being consoled; comfort; solace
  2. a person or thing that consoles

Etymology: ME consolacioun < OFr consolation < L consolatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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