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   consolation

   /ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment: "there was consolation in knowing that others were worse off"
   • ▪ a person or thing providing consolation: "the Church was the main consolation in a short and hard life"
   • ▪ (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"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. consolatory adjective

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   What does it mean to give someone a consolation prize?

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   noun. the act of consoling or state of being consoled; solace. a person or thing that is a source of comfort in a time of suffering, grief, disappointment, etc.

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   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. Sport.

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