English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Collaboration Pronunciation
Collaboration is pronounced kuh-la-ber-AY-shuhn, IPA /kəˌlæbɝˈeɪʃən/.
kuh-la-ber-AY-shuhn
US /kəˌlæbɝˈeɪʃən/ · UK /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən/
Syllables: kuh · la · ber · AY · shuhn (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: The act of working together on something, or the piece of work that results.
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Collaboration in a Sentence
- The album was a collaboration between four writers.
- Close collaboration with the hospital made the trial possible.
- Their collaboration lasted twenty years.
Common Mispronunciations of Collaboration
Not kuh-LA-ber-ay-shuhn
Collaborate hands its shape to this word but gives up its loud beat, which moves forward onto AY. The same shift turns celebrate into celebration.
Not koh-la-bawr-AY-shuhn
The third beat is a weak ber, not a rounded bawr. Only the AY carries any weight.
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