collaborative
adjective
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L30705 on Wikidata ↗noun
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L30706 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹə.tɪv/ / /kəˈlæb.ɹə.tɪv/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English collaborate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English collaborative From collaborate + -ive.
- Of, relating to, or done by collaboration.
“No need to thank me - it was a collaborative effort.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English collaborate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English collaborative From collaborate + -ive.
- An organized group of people or entities who collaborate towards a particular goal
“1895, (no by-line), "In The Halls of Learning: Columbian University", The Evening Times (Washington, DC) (19 October 1895, page 2) -- this appears to be a unique usage; very difficult to find non-adjectival uses prior to the 1970s In the literature class, which is conducted by Prof. George J. Smith, lately of Central High School, and which is a collaborative of Dr. Farquhar's course, the students are pursuing their new course.”
“Concern over possible conflict between their collaborative and one set up a year ago ....”