Concrete Numbers
Preserved but no longer current.
See ABSTRACT. Condominium (con dd min' i iim). This is a political phrase to describe the joint govern- ment or sovereignty of two or more powers over a region or country. An example of this is the condominium of the New Hebrides shared by Britain and France.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Concrete Numbers” mean?
See ABSTRACT. Condominium (con dd min' i iim). This is a political phrase to describe the joint govern- ment or sovereignty of two or more powers over a region or country. An example of this is the condominium of the New Hebrides shared by Britain and France.
Is “Concrete Numbers” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.