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collaborative

[kuh-lab-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] Example Sentences

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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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
Example Sentences
  • The collaborative now plans to expand its scope to include tenured professors.
  • Collaborative leadership is a model whose time appears to have come in business as well as business education.
  • Greg has created not only a scientific tool, but also a major collaborative research program engaging scientists worldwide.
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World English Dictionary
collaborate (kəˈlæbəˌreɪt)
 
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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