con·sor·ti·um
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Audio Help [-shee-uh, -tee-uh] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital. |
| 2. | any association, partnership, or union. |
| 3. | Law. the legal right of husband and wife to companionship and conjugal intercourse with each other: In a wrongful death action the surviving spouse commonly seeks damages for loss of consortium. |
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n. pl. con·sor·ti·a (-tē-ə, -shē-ə)
[Latin, fellowship, from cōnsors, cōnsort-, partner; see consort.] con·sor'ti·al adj. |
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| consortium | |
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| an association of companies for some definite purpose |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
consortium [kənˈsoːtiəm, (American) -ʃiəm] noun
an association, union, especially of bankers or businessmen
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