col·lo·ca·tion (k l  -k  sh n)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·cation·al adj. |
collocation [ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən]
n
a grouping together of things in a certain order, as of the words in a sentence
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.
The physical placement of two or more detachments, units, organizations, or facilities at a specifically defined location.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | collocation - a grouping of words in a sentence language 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"locating, positioning, emplacement, location, placement, position - the act of putting something in a certain place tessellation - the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern; "a tessellation of hexagons" |
Translations
collocation
n (Gram) → Kollokation f
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