participation

Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French participacion, from Late Latin participatiō; synchronically analyzable as participate +‎ -ion.

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

participation (countable and uncountable, plural participations)

1. The act of participating, of taking part in something.
2. The state of being related to a larger whole.
3. The process during which individuals, groups and organizations are consulted about or have the opportunity to become actively involved in a project or program of activity.
4. An ownership interest or profit-sharing right.

• participate
• participant

Borrowed from Latin participātiō.

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.ti.si.pa.sjɔ̃/

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participation f (plural participations)

1. participation

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