Meanings
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noun
The act of working together with others on a shared task.
The album was a collaboration between several famous artists.
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2
noun
Something created by people working together.
Their latest collaboration will be released in June.
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3
noun
Cooperation with an enemy occupying one's country.
He was charged with collaboration during the occupation.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· the act of working together...
coaction
Word family
Forms
collaborations
Derived forms
anticollaborationcollabcollaborationalcollaborationismcollaborationistnoncollaborationtelecollaboration
Etymology
Originated 1855–60 from French collaboration, from Late Latin collaboratus + -ion, from Latin con- (“with”) + labōrō (“work”). Morphologically collaborate + -ion.
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