collaborative

Of, relating to, or done by collaboration.

Adjective

  1. Of, relating to, or done by collaboration.
    • No need to thank me - it was a collaborative effort.

Origin

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.

Forms

more collaborative most collaborative

Derived

cobot collaborative authoring collaborative client collaborative creation collaborative economy collaboratively collaborativeness collaborative project management collaborative software collabulary noncollaborative telecollaborative uncollaborative

Noun

  1. An organized group of people or entities who collaborate towards a particular goal
    • 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...
    • Concern over possible conflict between their collaborative and one set up a year ago .... - 1976, (no by-line), "Educational collaborative to hire full-time executive", The Birkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts (19...
    • These collaboratives would consist of a team of managers, researchers, and consultants from a variety of organizations whose aim would be to better understand problems in effective health care management […] - 2004, Ann...

Forms

collaboratives

Related

cooperative