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cooperation

[koh-op-uh-rey-shuhn]

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noun

an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.

more or less active assistance from a person, organization, etc.: We sought the cooperation of various civic leaders.

willingness to cooperate: to indicate cooperation.

Economics. the combination of persons for purposes of production, purchase, or distribution for their joint benefit: producers' cooperation; consumers' cooperation.

Sociology. activity shared for mutual benefit.

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Ecology. mutually beneficial interaction among organisms living in a limited area.

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Also, co-op·er·a·tion.

Origin:
1620–30; (< Middle French ) < Late Latin cooperātiōn- (stem of cooperātiō). See cooperate, -ion

Related forms

co·op·er·a·tion·ist, co-op·er·a·tion·ist, noun

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Cooperation has a plethora of syllables.

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the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

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cooperation or co-operation (kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən)

—n
1.	joint operation or action
2.	assistance or willingness to assist
3.	economics the combination of consumers, workers, farmers, etc, in activities usually embracing production, distribution, or trade
4.	ecology beneficial but inessential interaction between two species in a community

co-operation or co-operation

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cooper'ationist or co-operation

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co-oper'ationist or co-operation

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Word Origin & History

cooperation

late 14c., from L.L. cooperationem "a working together," from cooperari "to work together," from com- "with" + operari "to work" (see operation).

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