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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
console1 /kənˈsəʊl/
▶verb give consolation to.
– derivatives
consolable adjective,
consoler noun,
consoling adjective,
consolingly adverb.
– origin C17 (orig. consolate): from Fr. consoler, from L. consolari, from con- ‘with’ + solari ‘soothe’.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
console2 /ˈkɒnsəʊl/
▶noun
  • 1 a panel or unit that accommodates a set of controls.

    ■ a cabinet for television or radio equipment.

    ■ (also games console) a small machine for playing computerized video games.

    ■ the cabinet or enclosure containing the keyboards, stops, etc. of an organ.

  • 2 an ornamented bracket or corbel.
– origin C17: from Fr., perh. from consolider, from L. consolidare (see consolidate).



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