What does collocation mean?

collocation in AZ Dictionary

(n) The work of collocating or the condition of being collocated.
(n) An arrangement or juxtaposition of words or other elements, especially those that commonly co-occur, as rancid butter, bosom buddy, or dead serious.
(n) The grouping or juxtaposition of things, particularly terms or noises.

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  • Sentence for "collocation"
  • Synonym for "collocation"
    • arrangement
  • Rhyme for "collocation"
    • Alsatian, Americanization, Appalachian, Balkanization, Christianization
  • Hypernym for "collocation"
    • language unit, linguistic unit
  • Cross Reference for "collocation"
    • collocations of matter, compound, actant, colocation, phrase
  • Etymologically Related for "collocation"
    • collocate
  • Same Context for "collocation"
    • tap-tap-tap, do@sa, predetermination, arrangement, inxuence
  • Variant for "collocation"
    • stable collocation
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