consortium
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin consortium, from consors, consortis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈsɔː(ɹ).ʃəm/, /kənˈsɔː(ɹ).ti.əm/
Noun
consortium (plural consortia or consortiums)
- An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
- A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
- An association or society.
- (law) The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
- (biology) A group of symbiotic microbes.
Related terms
Translations
association or combination of businesses
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similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions
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association or society
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legal right
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin consortium, from consors, consortis.
Pronunciation
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Derived terms
Latin
Adjective
consortium
References
- consortium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- consortium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- consortium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- consortium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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