col·lab·o·ra·tive

[kuh-lab-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv]
adjective
characterized or accomplished by collaboration: collaborative methods; a collaborative report.

Origin:
collaborate + -ive

col·lab·o·ra·tive·ly, adverb
un·col·lab·o·ra·tive, adjective
un·col·lab·o·ra·tive·ly, adverb
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collaborate (kəˈlæbəˌreɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb (often foll by on, with, etc)
1.  to work with another or others on a joint project
2.  to cooperate as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country
 
[C19: from Late Latin collabōrāre, from Latin com- together + labōrāre to work]
 
col'laborative
 
adj
 
col'laborator
 
n

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Collaborative is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example sentences
The new site is a collaborative effort between six major hotel brands and features only their properties in the results.
Collaborative research programs are bearing fruit across the nation.
Now thanks to collaborative software and lots of volunteers, voters can find
  out who they are, and how they plan to vote.
Contemporary science is also far more collaborative than non-scientists may
  imagine.
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