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collab en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈɫæb/ (Australia)
  • /kɐʉˈɫæb/ (Australia)
  • /koʊˈlæb/
  • /kəˈlæb/

Etymology

Clipping of collaboration. Clipping of collaborate.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A collaboration, especially a work produced by several musicians who do not usually work together.
    • UMISEA is a subunit in Hololive featuring idols with nautical themes. The group debuted in 2021 as the first JP+EN collab subunit. Chloe was added to the roster after holox debuted. 2023 August 14, Brandon Lyttle, “Hololive group UMISEA releases new single Ocean Wave Party☆Live”, in Niche Gamer, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2023:
    • In one small way, Madonna's current single, Give Me All Your Luvin', marks the end of an era. It's the last time for the foreseeable future that Nicki Minaj, who guest-raps on it, intends to collaborate with another artist. "I'm done with the collabs," she said last year. "No more collabs for the next two years." 2012 February 22, Caroline Sullivan, “Musicians, stop collaborating please!”, in The Guardian:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
collabs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

off-collab

collab en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈɫæb/ (Australia)
  • /kɐʉˈɫæb/ (Australia)
  • /koʊˈlæb/
  • /kəˈlæb/

Etymology

Clipping of collaboration. Clipping of collaborate.

Meanings

  1. (informal, intransitive) To collaborate.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
collabs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
collabed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
collabed Tense=Past lexicographic
collabbing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
collabing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
collabbed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
collabbed Tense=Past lexicographic