collaboration

[ kuh-lab-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of working together or cooperating:

   Chat tools provide opportunity for real-time collaboration and dialogue.

2. a product resulting from working together or cooperating:

   This dictionary is a collaboration of many minds.

Other Words From

• non·col·lab·o·ra·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of collaboration¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from French, from Late Latin collabōrāt ( us ) ( collaborate ) + French -ion -ion

Example Sentences

When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered the nation in 2020, Yoakam and Steele continued their collaboration on Zoom and invited Steele’s friends DePiero and Minor to join them.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, he’s a man happy to live at the intersection of family and collaboration.

From Los Angeles Times

The toys that feature robots that can be transformed into vehicles, objects or creature began in the '80s as a collaboration between Hasbro and Japanese company Takara Toys.

From Salon

Members of the new "Governors Safeguarding Democracy" will harness their collective powers to "catalyze collaboration across state lines," Pritzker said in a call with journalists reported by the Chicago Sun-Times.

From Salon

The Grammy-winning singer dropped her high-performing collaboration “+57” last week.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• association
• collusion
• combination
• concert
• participation
• partnership
• teamwork