collocation
the act of collocating.
the state or manner of being collocated.
the arrangement, especially of words in a sentence.
Linguistics. a co-occurrence of lexical items, as perform with operation or commit with crime.
Origin of collocation
1Other words from collocation
- col·lo·ca·tion·al, col·lo·ca·tive, adjective
Words Nearby collocation
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How to use collocation in a sentence
We cannot tell whether it depends wholly on laws, or partly on laws and partly on a collocation.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillIf it depends on a collocation, it will be true in all the cases in which that particular collocation exists.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillThe derivative law in this case depends not solely on laws, but on a collocation; and collocations cannot be reduced to any law.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillWhereas Descartes made the union between them a violent collocation, Geulincx practically called it a miracle.
The collocation of "grace" and "strength" in the ninth verse is characteristic of the New Testament, and very significant.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James Denney
British Dictionary definitions for collocation
/ (ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən) /
a grouping together of things in a certain order, as of the words in a sentence
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