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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnsortium.
Pronunciation
Noun
consorci m (plural consorcis)
- consortium (an association of businesses)
2016 November, “Picabaralla al Parlament pels nens de la cola”, in El Periódico:"Li tornaré a dir demagog, i l'hi diré amb totes la paraules", li ha respost Bassa, assenyalant que el consorci de serveis socials s'encarrega d'aquests nens, entre 10 i 15, que estan identificats i tenen un educador assignat.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (biology) consortium (a group of symbiotic organisms)
2010, Anciet R. Blanch, “Biotecnologia ambiental. Aplicacions biotecnològiques en la millora del medi ambient”, in Nota d'Economia, numbers 97-98, page 184:"La comprensió de l’estructura i de les funcions dels consorcis microbians ens pot proporcionar eines per a la descontaminació de sòls i sediments, l’eliminació de contaminants en l’aire i la degradació de compostos recalcitrants procedents de diferents activitats humanes.- Comprehending the structure and functions of microbial consortia can furnish us with tools for the decontamination of soils and sediments, the elimination of contaminants in the air, and the degradation of recalcitrant compounds produced by various human activities.
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