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consortium
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con·sor·ti·um  (kn-sôrt-m, -sh-m)
n. pl. con·sor·ti·a (-t-, -sh-)
1.
a. An association or a combination, as of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
b. A cooperative arrangement among groups or institutions: a library consortium.
2. An association or society.
3. Law The right of a spouse to the company of, help of, affection of, and sexual relations with his or her mate.

[Latin, fellowship, from cnsors, cnsort-, partner; see consort.]

con·sorti·al adj.

consortium [kənˈsɔːtɪəm]
n pl -tia [-tɪə]
1. (Business / Commerce) an association of financiers, companies, etc., esp one formed for a particular purpose
2. (Law) Law the right of husband or wife to the company, assistance, and affection of the other
[from Latin: community of goods, partnership; see consort]
consortial  adj

Consortia, Consortium a partnership; a union; a fellowship.
Examples: consortium of local authorities [to undertake some project jointly between them]; a housing consortium; a consortium of university libraries.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.consortium - an association of companies for some definite purpose
association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
cartel, corporate trust, combine, trust - a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
Translations
consortium [kənˈsɔːtɪəm] N (consortia (pl)) [kənˈsɔːtɪə]consorcio m

consortium [kənˈsɔːrtiəm] n [people, firms] → consortium m, comptoir m

consortium
nKonsortium nt

consortium [kənˈsɔːtɪəm] n (consortia (pl)) [kənˈsɔːtɪə]consorzio

consortium
n consortium [kənˈsoːtiəm, (American ) -ʃiəm]
an association, union, especially of bankers or businessmen. konsortium جَمْعِيَّه، إتِّحاد، مَجْموعَة تِجارِيَّه консорциум asociace, společenství konsortium die Vereinigung κοινοπραξία επιχειρηματιών ή τραπεζών consorcio konsortsium کنسرسیوم konsortio consortium אִגוּד कंसोर्टियम, अल्प कालीन संघटन konzorcij konzorcium konsorsium félag, samtök consorzio (国際) 借款団 컨소시엄 konsorciumas konsorcijs konsortium consortium konsortium, fagforening, interesseorganisasjon konsorcjum consórcio consorţiu консорциум konzorcium konzorcij konzorcijum konsortium ความเป็นหุ้นส่วนกัน konsorsiyum, birlikte çalışan şirketler grubu (尤指銀行家或實業家)協會, 聯盟 консорціум يونين، انجمن công-xooc-xiom , , ()


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Consortia It is difficult for special libraries to form consortia or to join in any collaborative effort, simply because of their specialized nature and the different types of information they each provide.
Library consortia are considered as a possible solution to these financial problems.
This latest consortium initiative in the enterprise cheminformatics area will be an extension of the successful Accelrys consortium model, which in previous consortia has delivered important scientific advancements in areas such as catalysis, combinatorial chemistry, and nanotechnology.
 
 
 
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