English Explanatory Dictionary

collaboration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of collaborating.
  2. A production or creation made by collaborating.
  3. Treasonous cooperation.

Pronunciation

/kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/ [kʰəˌlæbəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-collaboration.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-collaboration.wav

Word forms

collaboration collaborations

Etymology

Originated 1855–60 from French collaboration, from Late Latin collaboratus + -ion, from Latin con- (“with”) + labōrō (“work”). Morphologically collaborate + -ion.

Related words

collaborate collaborator collaborative collaboratively collab

Derived words

adversarial collaboration anticollaboration collab collaborational collaborationism collaborationist noncollaboration social collaboration telecollaboration
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