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collaboration

col·la·bo·ration

UK/kəˌlɛbəˈɹæɪʃən/ US/kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/ fairly common

noun

1.

act of working jointly

  • “they worked either in collaboration or independently”
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2.

act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • adversarial collaboration
  • social collaboration

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