reconsolidation

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noun

Consolidation again, after an intervening period of breakup or dispersal

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Meanings

nounreconsolidation (countable and uncountable, plural reconsolidations)

plural reconsolidations

  1. countableuncountableConsolidation again, after an intervening period of breakup or dispersal

    The industry he leaves is markedly changed from the one he joined, given the breakup of the Bell System, the reconsolidation of the industry and the now-powerful influence of cellphones and the Internet.

    2007 April 28, Matt Richtel, “AT&T Chief Who Weathered a Sea Change Is Retiring in June”, in New York Times

Origin

From reconsolidate + -ion.

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APA

reconsolidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconsolidation

MLA

“reconsolidation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconsolidation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconsolidation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconsolidation.

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