Dictionary

collaboration en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• (Southern-England) audio
• [kʰəˌlɛbəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən] (New-Zealand)
• /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• [kʰəˌlæbəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən] (Australia)
• [kʰəˌlæbəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /kəˌlæbəˈɹæɪʃən/ (Australia)
• /kəˌlɛbəˈɹæɪʃən/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The act of collaborating.
   • 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. (countable) A production or creation made by collaborating.
   • The husband-and-wife artists will release their new collaboration in June this year.
   • With the recent announcement of a Cinematic Universe being created as a collaboration between Henry Cavill (Oh God Emperor of the Nerds that he is) and a small production company called Amazon, plus the general increase in hobbying over the past few years, it’s never been so popular. 2023 February 8, chilcottharry, “So you want to start reading Warhammer 40,000? Here’s where to start!”, in FanFiAddict, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2025:
3. (uncountable) Treasonous cooperation.
   • He has been charged with collaboration.

Forms

Deriveds

social collaboration · telecollaboration · collaborationism · adversarial collaboration · noncollaboration · anticollaboration · collaborationist · collaborational · collab

Hyponyms

telecollaboration · social collaboration · adversarial collaboration

Relateds

collaborate · collaboratively · collaborator · collaborative · collab

Translations (112)

cmn 協作 /协作 (act of collaborating) · fi yhteistoiminta (treasonous cooperation) · ja コラボ (joint production or creation) · el συνεργασία (act of collaborating) · pl kolaboracja (treasonous cooperation) · ja コラボレーション (joint production or creation) · ms persekongkolan (treasonous cooperation) · ca col·laboració (act of collaborating) · la collabōrātiō (act of collaborating) · ko 콜라보 (joint production or creation) · ja 合作 (joint production or creation) · be калабарацыяні́зм (treasonous cooperation) · ru совме́стная рабо́та (joint production or creation) · eo kunlaboro (act of collaborating) · ko 협업 (act of collaborating) · km សហការ (act of collaborating) · az kollaborasionizm (treasonous cooperation) · be супрацо́ўніцтва (treasonous cooperation) · cs kolaborace (treasonous cooperation) · hy գործակցություն (act of collaborating) · ru сотру́дничество (act of collaborating) · hy կոլլաբորացիոնիզմ (treasonous cooperation) · cmn 協作 /协作 (joint production or creation) · cmn 勾結 /勾结 (treasonous cooperation) · ko 합작 (joint production or creation) · hu együttműködés (act of collaborating) · fi myötävaikutus (act of collaborating) · gl colaboración (joint production or creation) · fi yhteistyö (act of collaborating) · ro colaborare (act of collaborating) · es colaboración (act of collaborating) · ru совме́стная рабо́та (act of collaborating) · da kollaboration (treasonous cooperation) · ja コラボレーション (act of collaborating) · nl collaboratie (treasonous cooperation) · ms kolaborasi (treasonous cooperation) · ja 利敵協力 (treasonous cooperation) · gl colaboración (act of collaborating) · ms ڤرسکوڠکولن (treasonous cooperation) · tr iş birliği (act of collaborating) · uk співпра́ця (treasonous cooperation) · bg сътру́дничество (act of collaborating) · eo kunlaboraĵo (act of collaborating) · de Zusammenarbeit (treasonous cooperation) · ru коллаборациони́зм (treasonous cooperation) · ja 裏切り (treasonous cooperation) · fr collaboration (treasonous cooperation) · be супрацо́ўніцтва (act of collaborating) · ko 콜라보 (act of collaborating) · ko 콜라보레이션 (act of collaborating) · de Zusammenarbeit (act of collaborating) · uk співробі́тництво (act of collaborating) · hy համագործակցություն (act of collaborating) · nl het samenwerken (act of collaborating) · sq bashkëpunim (act of collaborating) · nl samenwerking (act of collaborating) · ko 콜라보레이션 (joint production or creation) · fi yhteistyö (vihollisen kanssa - with the enemy) (treasonous cooperation) · he שיתוף פעולה (act of collaborating) · no samarbeid (act of collaborating) · pl współpraca (act of collaborating) · de Kollaboration (act of collaborating) · sv kollaboration (treasonous cooperation) · eo kunlaborado (act of collaborating) · ja コラボ (act of collaborating) · fr collaboration (act of collaborating) · ja 共作 (joint production or creation) · pt formação de quadrilha (treasonous cooperation) · fi myötävaikuttaminen (act of collaborating) · cs spolupráce (act of collaborating) · uk співпра́ця (act of collaborating) · tr emektaşlık (act of collaborating) · uk колабораціоні́зм (treasonous cooperation) · sv samarbete (act of collaborating) · ko 협력 (act of collaborating) · ja 共働 (act of collaborating) · uk колабора́нтство (treasonous cooperation) · sw kolabo (joint production or creation) · pt conspiração (treasonous cooperation) · id kerja sama (act of collaborating) · ru коопера́ция (act of collaborating) · fi kollaboraatio (act of collaborating) · cmn 合作 (act of collaborating) · cmn 通敵 /通敌 (treasonous cooperation) · ru сотру́дничество (treasonous cooperation) · mi ngātahitanga (joint production or creation) · ro colaborări (act of collaborating) · id kolaborasi (act of collaborating) · el συνεργασία (joint production or creation) · az əməkdaşlıq (act of collaborating) · fi yhteistuotanto (joint production or creation) · ms persubahatan (treasonous cooperation) · cmn 合作 (joint production or creation) · br kenlabour (act of collaborating) · ko 합작 (act of collaborating) · ru сотру́дничество (joint production or creation) · de Kollaboration (treasonous cooperation) · ang efnwyrċing (act of collaborating) · ms kerjasama (act of collaborating) · hu kollaborálás (treasonous cooperation) · ja 合作 (act of collaborating) · tr imece (act of collaborating) · sw kolabo (act of collaborating) · it collaborazione (act of collaborating) · uk колабора́ція (treasonous cooperation) · it collaborazione (joint production or creation) · af samewerking (act of collaborating) · oc collaboracion (act of collaborating) · de Kollektivarbeit (act of collaborating) · pt colaboração (act of collaborating) · ja 協調 (act of collaborating) · ja 協力 (act of collaborating)