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Collocation

Collocation Meaning & Definition
Collocation Definition And Meaning

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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