participation

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participation

/pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ UK
/pɑɹˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
/pɑɹˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
/pɐːˌtɪs.əˈpæɪ.ʃən/ Australia
/pɐːˌtəs.əˈpæɪ.ʃən/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

From Middle English participacioun, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French participacion, from Late Latin participatiō. By surface analysis, participate + -ion.

noun participations

countable, uncountable The act of participating, of taking part in something.
countable, uncountable The state of being related to a larger whole.
countable, uncountable The process during which individuals, groups and organizations are consulted about or have the opportunity to become actively involved in a project or program of activity. a decision made based on the participation of the shareholders
countable, uncountable An ownership interest or profit-sharing right.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: involvement, engagement, participative, participatory, participant, participate, contribute, contribution, access, use, entry, attendance, attending, practice, assistance, involve

Translations

Every language

noun act of participating

Español	participación, colaboración, constribución
한국어	참가 chamga
日本語	参加 sanka
中文	參加 /参加 cānjiā, 參與 /参与 cānyù
हिन्दी	सहभागिता sahbhāgitā, शराकत śarākat, भागी bhāgī, इश्तिराक iśtirāk
Português	participação
Français	participation
Deutsch	Partizipation, Beteiligung, Teilnahme
Italiano	partecipazione
Ελληνικά	συμμετοχή symmetochí
Română	participare, participație
Русский	уча́стие učástije
Tiếng Việt	sự tham gia
العربية	مُسَاهَمَة musāhama, اِشْتِرَاك ištirāk, مُشَارَكَة mušāraka
עברית	השתתפות hishtatfút

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@misc{participation_2026,
  title = {participation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/participation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}