collaborative
Of, relating to, or done by collaboration.
Adjective
- 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
Derived
cobot collaborative authoring collaborative client collaborative creation collaborative economy collaboratively collaborativeness collaborative project management collaborative software collabulary noncollaborative telecollaborative uncollaborative
Noun
- 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...