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collocation
col·lo·ca·tion C0483600 (kŏl′ō-kā′shən)n.1. The act of collocating or the state of being collocated.2. An arrangement or juxtaposition of words or other elements, especially those that commonly co-occur, as rancid butter, bosom buddy, or dead serious. col′lo·ca′tion·al adj.collocation (ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən) na grouping together of things in a certain order, as of the words in a sentencecol•lo•ca•tion (ˌkɒl əˈkeɪ ʃən) n. 1. the act of collocating. 2. the state or manner of being collocated. 3. the co-occurrence of words, esp. when habitual, as of perform with operation or commit with crime. [1595–1605; < Latin] col`lo•ca′tion•al, col′lo•ca`tive, adj. collocationThe physical placement of two or more detachments, units, organizations, or facilities at a specifically defined location.Collocation a group or sequence formed by placing things side by side or in a place or position. e.g., words in a sentence or sound in music—Wilkes.Examples: collocation of intervals and pores, 1684; of magazines, 1813; of poetry, 1873; of various metals, or inlaying them by way of ornament, 1881; of vowels and consonants, 1751; of words, 1750.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | collocation - a grouping of words in a sentencelanguage unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed | | 2. | collocation - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"juxtaposition, appositionlocating, positioning, emplacement, location, placement, position - the act of putting something in a certain placetessellation - the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern; "a tessellation of hexagons" | Translationscollocation
Collocation
COLLOCATION, French law. The act by which the creditors of an estate are arranged in the order in which they are to be paid according to law. The order in which the creditors-are placed, is also called collocation. Merl. Rep. h.t. Vide Marshalling Assets. collocation
Synonyms for collocationnoun a grouping of words in a sentenceRelated Words- language unit
- linguistic unit
noun the act of positioning close together (or side by side)SynonymsRelated Words- locating
- positioning
- emplacement
- location
- placement
- position
- tessellation
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