collaboration
pronunciation
How to pronounce collaboration in British English:
UK [kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn]
How to pronounce collaboration in American English:
US [kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- act of working jointly
- act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country
Word Origin
- collaboration (n.)
- 1860, from French collaboration, noun of action from Latin collaborare (see collaborate). In a bad sense, "tratorious cooperation with an occupying enemy," it is recorded from 1940; earliest references are to the Vichy Government of France.
Example
- 1. It 's a good day for collaboration and innovation .
- 2. Collaboration with spiritual and religious representatives is very important .
- 3. Mr domoslawski is not a doctrinaire anti-communist , for whom any collaboration with the regime is unforgivable treachery .
- 4. We believe in teamwork and collaboration .
- 5. It can make collaboration even stronger .