different between collaboration vs confederacy

English

Etymology

Originated 1855–60 from French collaboration, from Late Latin collaboratus + French -ion, from Latin con- (“with”) + lab?r? (“work”).Morphologically collaborate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??læb???e???n/, [k???læb???e????n]
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

collaboration (countable and uncountable, plural collaborations)

1. (uncountable) The act of collaborating.

   Collaboration can be a useful part of the creative process.

2. (countable) A production or creation made by collaborating.

   The husband-and-wife artists will release their new collaboration in June this year.

3. (uncountable) Treasonous cooperation.

   He has been charged with collaboration.

Related terms

• collaborate
• collaborator
• collaborative
• collaboratively

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References

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

French

Etymology

From collaborer +? -tion, from Late Latin collaboratio, from Latin com- (“with”) + lab?r? (“work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.la.b?.?a.sj??/
• Rhymes: -sj??
• Homophone: collaborations
• Hyphenation: co?lla?bo?ra?tion

Noun

collaboration f (plural collaborations)

1. collaboration

Further reading

• “collaboration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• confœderacy

Etymology

Anglo-Norman confederacie, from Latin confoederatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?f?d???si/

Noun

confederacy (plural confederacies)

1. An alliance.
2. (politics) A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre. As opposed to a federation, where the central and regional governments are each equal and sovereign in their own sphere.
3. Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.

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