different between collaboration vs society

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

Translations

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

• soc. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French societé , from Latin societ?s, societ?tem (“fellowship, association, alliance, union, community”), from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sok?-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek?- (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??sa?.?.ti/

Noun

society (countable and uncountable, plural societies)

1. (countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
2. (countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.

   • At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors. […] In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.

3. (countable) The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
4. (uncountable) The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole.
5. (uncountable) High society.
6. (countable, law) A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal.

Derived terms

Translations

References

Further reading

• "society" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 291.