collaborative

English Online Dictionary. What means collaborative‎? What does collaborative mean?

English

Etymology

From collaborate +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹə.tɪv/, /kəˈlæb.ɹə.tɪv/
• Hyphenation: co‧llab‧o‧ra‧tive

Adjective

collaborative (comparative more collaborative, superlative most collaborative)

1. Of, relating to, or done by collaboration.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “collaborative”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “collaborative”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "collaborative" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Noun

collaborative (plural collaboratives)

1. (management) 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 to the 1970s

     In the literature class, which is conducted by Prof. George J. Smith, lately of Central High School, and which is a collaborative of Dr. Farquhar's course, the students are pursuing their new course.

   • 1976, (no by-line), "Educational collaborative to hire full-time executive", The Birkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts (19 June 1976, page 6)

     Concern over possible conflict between their collaborative and one set up a year ago ....

See also

• cooperative

French

Adjective

collaborative

1. feminine singular of collaboratif

Italian

Adjective

collaborative

1. feminine plural of collaborativo