collaboration

EnglishEdit

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EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

collaboration (plural collaborations)

  1. (uncountable) The act of collaborating.
    Collaboration can be a useful part of the creative process.
  2. (countable) A production or creation made by collaborating.
    The husband-and-wife artists will release their new collaboration in June this year.
  3. (uncountable) Treasonous cooperation.
    He has been charged with collaboration.

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ReferencesEdit

  • “collaboration” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
  • “collaboration” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • "collaboration" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From collaborer +‎ -tion, from Late Latin collaboratio, from Latin com- (“with”) + labōrō (“work”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.la.bɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
  • Rhymes: -sjɔ̃
  • Homophone: collaborations
  • Hyphenation: co‧lla‧bo‧ra‧tion

NounEdit

collaboration f (plural collaborations)

  1. collaboration
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