consortium
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ʃi noun, plural con·sor·ti·a [-shee-uh, -tee-uh] .
[-shee-uh, -tee-uh] . 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 partners in a marriage 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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consortium (kənˈsɔːtɪəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -tia | |
| 1. | an association of financiers, companies, etc, esp one formed for a particular purpose |
| 2. | law the right of husband or wife to the company, assistance, and affection of the other |
| [C19: from Latin: community of goods, partnership; see | |
| con'sortial | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
consortium
1829, from L. consortium, lit. "partnership," from consors (see consort (v.)). Earlier, in British law, a term for "right of husband's access to his wife."
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Computing Dictionary
consortium definition
bodyA group of two or more companies, educational institutions, governments or other bodies with some shared purpose.
Examples from computing include the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Apache Software Foundation, The Open Group, X Consortium.
(2009-06-05)
Example sentences
Each involves a different consortium of presses with particular interest in that area.
The consortium will provide electronic prescribing free to doctors across the country.
He will probably be part of a consortium bidding to take the firm private.
The lab leads an industry consortium developing the technology, which will require new electrical systems and batteries.
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