collaboration
/kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.28 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Collaboration can be a useful part of the creative process."
- "During the interwar period, fascists proposed class collaboration as a response to communist class struggle."
- "The husband-and-wife artists will release their new collaboration in June this year."
- "With the recent announcement of a Cinematic Universe being created as a collaboration between Henry Cavill (Oh God Emperor of the Nerds that he is) and a small production company called Amazon, plus the general increase in hobbying over the past few years, it’s never been so popular."
- "He has been charged with collaboration."
Etymology
Originated 1855–60 from French collaboration, from Late Latin collaboratus + -ion, from Latin con- (“with”) + labōrō (“work”). Morphologically collaborate + -ion.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: collaboration, collaboratus, con-
- Suffix: collaborate
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/
- British English: /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/