Fromcollaborate +-ive.
- IPA(key): /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹə.tɪv/,/kəˈlæb.ɹə.tɪv/
- Hyphenation:co‧llab‧o‧ra‧tive
collaborative (comparativemorecollaborative,superlativemostcollaborative)
- Of, relating to, or done bycollaboration.
No need to thank me - it was acollaborative effort.
of, relating to, or done by collaboration
- “collaborative”, inThe American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.:Houghton Mifflin,2000,→ISBN.
- “collaborative”, inDictionary.com Unabridged,Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "collaborative" inWordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
collaborative (pluralcollaboratives)
- (management) An organized group of people or entities whocollaborate 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 acollaborative 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 theircollaborative and one set up a year ago ....
2004, Ann Page,Keeping Patients Safe[1],→ISBN, page153:Thesecollaboratives 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[…]
2018, Applied Clinical Trials Editors, “CTTI Selected to Support FDA Efforts to Increase Patient Engagement”, inApplied Clinical Trials:Thiscollaborative aims at discussing ways in which patients can participate in the FDA's regulatory discussions about medical products.
collaborative
- femininesingular ofcollaboratif
collaborative
- feminineplural ofcollaborativo
