CONSORTIUM


Meaning of CONSORTIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈsȯr-sh(ē-)əm, -ˈsȯr-tē-əm ]

noun

( plural con·sor·tia -ˈsȯr-sh(ē-)ə, -ˈsȯr-tē-ə ; also -sortiums )

Etymology: Latin, fellowship, from consort-, consors

Date: 1829

1. : an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member

2. : association , society

3. : the legal right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.