adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or done by collaboration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- No need to thank me - it was a collaborative effort.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
collaborative
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noun
Meaning 2
An organized group of people or entities who collaborate towards a particular goal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: management
Examples
- 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
accomplished by collaboration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- collaborative research
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 協作的 /协作的 (xiézuò de) — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Danish: samarbejdende — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Esperanto: kunlabora — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Finnish: yhteistyö- — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- French: collaboratif — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Galician: colaborador — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Greek: συλλογικός (syllogikós) — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Greek: συνεργατικός (synergatikós) — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Indonesian: kolaboratif — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Latin: collabōrātīvus — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Polish: wspólny — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Portuguese: colaborativo — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Russian: совме́стный (sovméstnyj) — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Serbo-Croatian: kolaborativni — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- Serbo-Croatian: suradnički — of, relating to, or done by collaboration
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