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consort /konˈsört or -sərt (archaic, -sörtˈ)/ noun- A partner
- A companion
- A wife or husband, esp of a reigning monarch
- An accompanying ship
- A partnership or association (obsolete)
- Agreement, accord (obsolete)
- Formerly, a small group of instruments played or musicians playing together
transitive verb /kən-sörtˈ/ - To accompany
- To associate, combine or unite (with)
intransitive verb- To associate or keep company (with)
- To agree
ORIGIN: L cōnsors, -sortis, from con- and sors a lot consortˈed adjective Associated consortˈer noun conˈsortism noun Symbiosis consortium /kon-sörˈti-əm, -shəm or -shi-əm/ noun (pl consorˈtia or (esp N American) consorˈtiums) - A combination of several banks, business concerns, or other bodies
- Fellowship
- Association
- The association of fungus and alga in a lichen
- In marriage, the right of a spouse to the company, affection and assistance of the other (law)
in consort - In company
- In harmony
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