<B>consort</B> (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a husband or wife. The wife of a reigning king is called a queen consort. The husband of a reigning queen is sometimes called a prince consort or king consort. (SYN) spouse. <DD><B> 2. </B>a ship accompanying another. <BR> <I>Ex. The crews of "Card" and consorts had eaten Christmas dinner in Casablanca before sailing (Atlantic).</I> (SYN) escort. <DD><B> 3. </B>an association; companion. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to keep company; associate. <BR> <I>Ex. He got a bad name consorting with a rough gang of men. Men consort in camp and town, But the poet dwells alone (Emerson).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to agree; accord. (SYN) harmonize. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to associate; link. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) to accompany; escort; attend. <BR> <I>Ex. Sweet health and fair desires consort your grace (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
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<B>consort</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) <DD><B> 1. </B>an association; assembly; company. <BR> <I>Ex. ... five or six boats in a consort (Richard Hakluyt).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>agreement; concord. <DD><B> 3a. </B>harmony; accord. <BR> <I>Ex. Choice instruments ... in sweet melodious consort joined (Richard D. Blackmore).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>harmonious music. <DD><B> c. </B>a number of musicians playing or singing together. <DD><B> d. </B>a concert. </DL>
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<B>consortium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tia.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Law.) <DD><B> a. </B>a partnership; association. (SYN) coalition. <DD><B> b. </B>union by marriage. <DD><B> 2a. </B>an agreement among bankers of several nations to give financial aid to another nation, or to finance a project which would be too large for any one of them individually. <DD><B> b. </B>a group, association, or the like, formed by this or a similar agreement. <BR> <I>Ex. Iranian oil is now produced by an international consortium of eight companies (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
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<B>conspecies, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a species of the same genus as other species. <DD><B> 2. </B>a subspecies or variety. </DL>
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<B>conspecific, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the same species. </DL>
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<B>conspectus, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a general or comprehensive view. <BR> <I>Ex. It [chess] was a conspectus of life itself, with the illusion of power over life (Joseph Cross).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a short summary or outline of a subject; resume; digest. </DL>
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<B>conspicuity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> conspicuousness. <BR> <I>Ex. He stands in lone conspicuity, as if he had no earthly connections (Charles Stanford).</I> </DL>
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<B>conspicuous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>easily seen; clearly visible. <BR> <I>Ex. A traffic sign should be placed where it is conspicuous.</I> (SYN) noticeable. <DD><B> 2. </B>attracting notice; worthy of notice; remarkable. <BR> <I>Ex. an actress of conspicuous charm. Abraham Lincoln is a conspicuous example of a poor boy who succeeded.</I> (SYN) striking, manifest, notable, noteworthy, eminent. <DD><B> 3. </B>ostentatious; pretentious. <BR> <I>Ex. conspicuous waste, conspicuous consumers.</I> adv. <B>conspicuously.</B> noun <B>conspicuousness.</B> </DL>
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<B>conspicuous consumption,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Economics.) the ostentatious purchase or display of luxuries to enhance one's status in society. </DL>
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<B>conspiracy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of conspiring; secret planning to do something unlawful or wrong. <BR> <I>Ex. The leaders of the conspiracy against the government were caught and punished. Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members (Emerson).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a combination of persons for an evil or unlawful purpose; plot or intrigue. <BR> <I>Ex. And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy [to kill Paul] (Acts 23:13).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Law.) an agreement by two or more persons to act unlawfully. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Archaic.) harmonious action or effort. </DL>
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<B>conspiracy of silence,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a conspiring to keep something wrong, damaging, or unlawful from being divulged. <BR> <I>Ex. There has been a conspiracy of silence over one aspect of the Cyprus crisis (Manchester Guardian).</I> </DL>
<B>conspirator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who conspires; one who joins in a plot. <BR> <I>Ex. A group of conspirators planned to kill the dictator.</I> (SYN) plotter. </DL>
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<B>conspiratorial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with conspiracy or conspirators. <BR> <I>Ex. The need to keep secrets was concentrated on the inner circle of the conspiratorial band.</I> adv. <B>conspiratorially.</B> </DL>
<B>conspiratress, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman conspirator. </DL>
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<B>conspire, </B>verb, <B>-spired,</B> <B>-spiring.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to plan secretly with others to do something unlawful or wrong; plot. <BR> <I>Ex. The two men conspired to steal the jewels and then sell them to a jeweler in another country.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to act together; contribute jointly. <BR> <I>Ex. All things conspired to make her birthday a happy one.</I> (SYN) concur, cooperate, combine. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to plot (something evil or unlawful). noun <B>conspirer.</B> adv. <B>conspiringly.</B> </DL>
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<B>con spirito,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian, Music.) with spirit (used as a direction). </DL>
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<B>conspue, </B>transitive verb, <B>-spued,</B> <B>-spuing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to spit upon in contempt; assail publicly with demonstrations of contempt. </DL>
<B>constable, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a police officer, especially in a township, district, or rural area of the United States. <DD><B> 2. </B>(British.) policeman. <BR> <I>Ex. The troopers [of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police] are called constables (E. R. Adair).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a chief officer of a household, court, or army, especially in the Middle Ages. <DD><B> 4. </B>the keeper of a royal fortress or castle. noun <B>constableship.</B> </DL>
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<B>constabular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or belonging to a constable. </DL>
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<B>constabulary, </B>noun, pl. <B>-laries,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the constables of a district or country. <DD><B> 2. </B>a police force organized like an army; state police. <DD><B> 3. </B>a district under a constable. <DD><I>adj. </I> having to do with constables; consisting of constables; having the functions of constables. <BR> <I>Ex. a poorly trained constabulary force of South Koreans.</I> </DL>
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<B>constancy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>firmness in belief or feeling; determination; steadfastness. <BR> <I>Ex. We admire the constancy of Columbus in looking for a new route to India.</I> (SYN) resolution, endurance. <DD><B> 2. </B>faithfulness; loyalty. <BR> <I>Ex. A constancy of friendship which won him a host of devoted adherents (John Richard Green).</I> (SYN) fidelity. <DD><B> 3. </B>the condition of being always the same; absence of change. <BR> <I>Ex. Physiological constancy is the first biological commandment (Scientific American).</I> (SYN) uniformity, regularity. <DD><B> 4. </B>something permanent, especially a permanent job. </DL>
