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collaboration
What does collaboration mean?
collaboration (noun): act of working jointly.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use collaboration in a sentence?
- They worked either in collaboration or independently. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce collaboration?
/kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does collaboration come from?
Originated 1855–60 from French collaboration, from Late Latin collaboratus + -ion, from Latin con- (“with”) + labōrō (“work”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to collaboration
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “collaboration” mean?
act of working jointly
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