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consolation

con.so.la.tion \.ka:n(t)-s*-'la--sh*n\ \k*n-'so--l*-.to-r-e-, -'sa:l-*-, 
   -.to.r-\ n : the act or an instance of consoling : the state of being 
   consoled :  COMFORT; also : something that consoles (as a contest held for 
   those who have lost early in a tournament) - con.so.la.to.ry aj