Meaning & use
coaction
Joint or combined action carried out together by two or more people, groups, or forces.
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The project's success depended on close coaction between the design and engineering teams.
Ecologists study the coaction of predator and prey populations within a shared habitat.
A note on using this word
Coaction is a formal term used in sociology and ecology; 'cooperation' is the everyday equivalent in most contexts.
Words with a similar meaning
cooperationcollaboration
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