col|lab|o|ra|tion

col|lab|o|ra|tion
col|lab|o|ra|tion «kuh LAB uh RAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act of working together: »

Accommodation is thus a matter of degree and ranges from extremely hostile to extremely cordial collaboration (Ogburn and Nimkoff).

2. the act of aiding or cooperating with enemies of one's own country.

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  • col|lab|o|ra|tion|ism — «kuh LAB uh RAY shuh nihz uhm», noun. advocacy or practice of collaboration with an enemy or occupier of one s own country …   Useful english dictionary

  • col|lab|o|ra|tion|ist — «kuh LAB uh RAY shuh nihst», noun, adjective. –n. a person who cooperates with or traitorously aids an enemy nation or an occupier of his own country. –adj. of or having to do with a collaborationist or collaborationism …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • lab — agh·lab·ite; am·bi·syl·lab·ic; as·tro·lab·i·cal; col·lab·o·rate; col·lab·o·ra·teur; col·lab·o·ra·tion; col·lab·o·ra·tion·ism; col·lab·o·ra·tive; col·lab·o·ra·tor; do·lab·rate; do·lab·ri·form; lab·a·dism; lab·a·rum; lab·ba; lab·ber; lab·da·num;… …   English syllables

  • collaboration — col·lab·o·ra·tion …   English syllables

  • collaboration — col•lab•o•ra•tion [[t]kəˌlæb əˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of collaborating 2) a result of collaboration • Etymology: 1855–60; < F col•lab′o•ra tive əˌreɪ tɪv, ər ə tɪv adj. col•lab′o•ra tive•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • collaborationist — col•lab•o•ra•tion•ist [[t]kəˌlæb əˈreɪ ʃə nɪst[/t]] n. a person who collaborates with an enemy • Etymology: 1920–25 col•lab o•ra′tion•ism, n …   From formal English to slang

  • collaboration — col|lab|o|ra|tion [kəˌlæbəˈreıʃən] n 1.) [U and C] when you work together with another person or group to achieve something, especially in science or art ▪ The company is building the centre in collaboration with the Institute of Offshore… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • collaboration — col|lab|o|ra|tion [ kə,læbə reıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the process of working with someone to produce something: in collaboration with: a tale written in collaboration with Wilkie Collins a ) count something that people produce by working… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • collaborationism — col·lab·o·ra·tion·ism …   English syllables

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