About The Word Collocation
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Collocation
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What's The Definition Of Collocation?
[n] the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
[n] a grouping of words in a sentence Synonyms | Synonyms for Collocation: apposition | juxtaposition Related Terms | Find terms related to Collocation: See Also | emplacement | language unit | linguistic unit | locating | location | placement | position | positioning | tessellation Collocation In Webster's Dictionary \Col`lo*ca"tion\, n. [L. collocatio.]
The act of placing; the state of being placed with something
else; disposition in place; arrangement.
The choice and collocation of words. --Sir W.
Jones.
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