Collaboration

Collaboration
Collaboration Col*lab`o*ra"tion, n. 1. The act of working together; united labor. [1913 Webster]

2. the act of willingly cooperating with an enemy, especially an enemy nation occupying one's own country. [PJC]


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  • collaboration — 01. The musical [collaboration] of John Lennon and Paul McCartney produced some of the most popular songs of our era. 02. [Collaboration] between the various levels of government has made everything much easier. 03. Celebrities who write their… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • collaboration — [[t]kəlæ̱bəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] collaborations 1) N VAR: oft N with n, N between pl n, in N Collaboration is the act of working together to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research. There is substantial collaboration with… …   English dictionary

  • Collaboration — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Collaboration désigne d une façon générale l acte de collaborer. Processus où deux ou plusieurs personnes s’associent pour réaliser un travail avec des… …   Wikipédia en Français

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