collaboration

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   act of working jointly

   they worked either in collaboration or independently

2. 2
   noun

   The act of collaborating.

   Collaboration can be a useful part of the creative process.

3. 3
   noun

   A production or creation made by collaborating.

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

4. 4
   noun

   Treasonous cooperation.

   He has been charged with collaboration.

5. 5
   noun

   act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

Etymology

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