Definition of consortium
1
: an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member
A consortium of researchers decoded the honeybee genome.
2
: association, society
3
: the legal right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other
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The first known use of consortium was in 1829
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