Collaboration

//kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of collaborating. uncountable

    "Collaboration can be a useful part of the creative process."

  2. 2
    act of working jointly wordnet
  3. 3
    A production or creation made by collaborating. countable

    "The husband-and-wife artists will release their new collaboration in June this year."

  4. 4
    act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country wordnet
  5. 5
    Treasonous cooperation. uncountable

    "He has been charged with collaboration."

Synonyms

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accompanimentaccordanceagreementallianceassociateassociation

Example

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"Collaboration has apparently paid off for both of them."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

adversarial collaborationsocial collaboration

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