cooperation

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See also: coopération, coöperation, coöpération, and co-operation

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Etymology

First attested in 1620–1630. Borrowed from French cooperation, from Late Latin cooperātiō. By surface analysis, co- +‎ operation.

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Noun

cooperation (countable and uncountable, plural cooperations)

  1. (usually uncountable) The act of cooperating.
  2. Active help from a person, organization, etc., such as an orderly sharing of space or resources.
    • 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
      South Korea is seeking cooperation from China to produce artificial rain to help fight increasing pollution.
      Audio (US)(file)
  3. Association for mutual benefit, such as for purposes of production or purchase.

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French

Noun

cooperation f (plural cooperations)

  1. Obsolete form of coopération.

Middle French

Noun

cooperation f (plural cooperations)

  1. cooperation
    • 1488, La Mer des Histoires:
      Dieu au commencement avoit fait l'omme, c'est assavoir Adam sans cooperation de homme et de femme
      At the beginning, God had made man, that is to say Adam without the cooperation between man and woman

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