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collaboration

  • /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/ Canada, US, UK
  • [kʰəˌlæbəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən] Canada, US, UK
  • /kəˌlæbəˈɹæɪʃən/ Australia
  • [kʰəˌlæbəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən] Australia
  • /kəˌlɛbəˈɹæɪʃən/ New Zealand
  • [kʰəˌlɛbəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən] New Zealand

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Where it comes from

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

noun collaborations

  1. uncountable The act of collaborating. Collaboration can be a useful part of the creative process.
  2. countable A production or creation made by collaborating. The husband-and-wife artists will release their new collaboration in June this year.
  3. uncountable Treasonous cooperation. He has been charged with collaboration.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: quislingism, coaction, cooperation, cooperate, cooperative, joint, teamwork, co-operation, co-author, co-operative, co-operate, partnership, partnering, association, co-ordination, liaison

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noun act of collaborating

Españolcolaboración
한국어콜라보레이션 kollaboreisyeon, 콜라보 kollabo, 협업 hyeobeop, 협력 hyeomnyeok, 합작 hapjak
日本語コラボレーション koraborēshon, コラボ korabo, 協調, 協力 kyōryoku, 共働 kyōdō, 合作 gassaku
中文合作 hézuò, 協作 /协作 xiézuò
Kiswahilikolabo
Portuguêscolaboração
Françaiscollaboration
DeutschKollektivarbeit, Zusammenarbeit, Kollaboration
Italianocollaborazione
Ελληνικάσυνεργασία synergasía
Românăcolaborare, colaborări
Русскийсотру́дничество sotrúdničestvo, коопера́ция kooperácija, совме́стная рабо́та sovméstnaja rabóta
עבריתשיתוף פעולה shituf pe'ula

noun joint production or creation

한국어콜라보레이션 kollaboreisyeon, 콜라보 kollabo, 합작 hapjak
日本語コラボレーション koraborēshon, コラボ korabo, 合作 gassaku, 共作 kyōsaku
中文合作 hézuò, 協作 /协作 xiézuò
Kiswahilikolabo
Italianocollaborazione
Ελληνικάσυνεργασία synergasía
Русскийсовме́стная рабо́та sovméstnaja rabóta, сотру́дничество sotrúdničestvo

noun treasonous cooperation

日本語裏切り uragiri, 利敵協力 riteki kyōryoku
中文勾結 /勾结 gōujié, 通敵 /通敌 tōngdí
Portuguêsconspiração, formação de quadrilha
Françaiscollaboration
DeutschKollaboration, Zusammenarbeit
Русскийсотру́дничество sotrúdničestvo, коллаборациони́зм kollaboracionízm

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@misc{collaboration_2026,
  title = {collaboration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/collaboration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}