collaboration

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #13778

Meanings

1

noun
The act of working together with others on a shared task.

The album was a collaboration between several famous artists.
2

noun
Something created by people working together.

Their latest collaboration will be released in June.
3

noun
Cooperation with an enemy occupying one's country.

He was charged with collaboration during the occupation.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of working together... coaction

3 noun · cooperation with an enemy... collaborationismquislingism

Word family

Forms collaborations

Derived forms anticollaborationcollabcollaborationalcollaborationism collaborationistnoncollaborationtelecollaboration

Related forms collaborate collaborative collaboratively collaborator

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Phrases (1)

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in collaboration
by working jointly with other people or organizations

Preposition + noun

Etymology

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

collaboration French collaboratus la-lat con- Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# collaboration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 13778

## Meanings
1. The act of working together with others on a shared task.
2. Something created by people working together.
3. Cooperation with an enemy occupying one's country.

## Examples
- The album was a collaboration between several famous artists.
- Their latest collaboration will be released in June.
- He was charged with collaboration during the occupation.

## Derived Forms
- anticollaboration
- collab
- collaborational
- collaborationism
- collaborationist
- noncollaboration
- telecollaboration

## Related Forms
- collaborate
- collaborative
- collaboratively
- collaborator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: collaboration
- Root: collaboratus
- Root: con-

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

## AI Etymology
Collaboration: Originated 1855–60 from French collaboration, from Late Latin collaboratus + -ion, from Latin con- (“with”) + labōrō (“work”). Morphologically collaborate + -ion. Important historical forms include French collaboration, Late Latin collaboratus, and Latin con-. In present-day use, it can mean the act of working together with others on a shared task, or something created by people working together. Derived formations include anticollaboration, collab, collaborational, collaborationism, collaborationist.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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