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CONSOLIDATED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does consolidated mean?
• CONSOLIDATED (adjective)
The adjective CONSOLIDATED has 2 senses:
1. joined together into a whole
2. forming a solid mass
Familiarity information: CONSOLIDATED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Joined together into a whole
Synonyms:
amalgamate; amalgamated; coalesced; consolidated; fused
Context example:
a consolidated school
Similar:
united (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Forming a solid mass
Similar:
compact (closely and firmly united or packed together)
Context examples
Granular, partially consolidated snow that has passed through one summer melt season but is not yet glacial ice.
(Firn, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)
Moreover, the shift from deep, consolidated sleep in youth to fitful, dissatisfying sleep can start as early as one's 30s, paving the way for sleep-related cognitive and physical ailments in middle age.
(Deep Sleep May Act as Fountain of Youth in Old Age, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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