consortium-n; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: a collaborative association of enterprises or businesses

Commentary: CONSORTIUM[+group]

Examples:
This consortium of telecommunications companies may constitute a monopoly.
It's a large German chemical manufacturing consortium.
Several international consortiums now have stakes in U.S. industries.

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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a group of people forming a society, e.g., scholarly

Commentary: CONSORTIUM[+group][+people][+society][-commercial][+scholarly]

Examples:
They are forming a consortium of scientists interested in climate change.
Mary is a member of a consortium of English-speaking poets.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: legal rights of marital affection and companionship

Commentary: CONSORTIUM[+state][+legal][+possession][+marital]

Examples:
The couple enjoyed a happy consortium for sixty years.
The princess denied the evil king the consortium he had expected from their marriage.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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