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collaboration.

The act of collaborating.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[kʰəˌlæbəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/kəˌlæbəˈɹæɪʃən/Australia[kʰəˌlæbəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən]Australia
  1. The act of collaborating.

    uncountable
    Collaboration can be a useful part of the creative process.
    During the interwar period, fascists proposed class collaboration as a response to communist class struggle.
  2. A production or creation made by collaborating.

    countable
    The husband-and-wife artists will release their new collaboration in June this year.
  3. Treasonous cooperation.

    uncountable
    He has been charged with collaboration.
Where this word comes from

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

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