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coauthorship

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Joint authorship by two or more authors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English author Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English authorship English coauthorship From co- + authorship.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: coautoria — authorship by two or more authors
  • Ukrainian: співа́вторство (spivávtorstvo) — authorship by two or more authors