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consolatories

consolatories is the plural of consolatory.

Meaning of consolatory

Noun

consolatory (plural consolatories)

  1. That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
    • Consolatories writ
      With studied argument, and much perswasion sought
      Lenient of grief and anxious thought,
      But with' afflicted in his pangs thir sound
      Little prevails,1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, lines 658-662, in Paradise Regain’d […] to which is added Samson Agonistes, London: John Starkey, pp. 43-44

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Questions about consolatories

What is consolatories the plural of?
Consolatories is the plural of consolatory.

Words near consolatories in the dictionary

  1. consolation prizes
  2. consolational
  3. consolationes
  4. consolations
  5. consolator
  6. consolatories
  7. consolatorily
  8. consolatoriness
  9. consolators
  10. consolatory
  11. consolatrix

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