Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: apposition, juxtaposition

See Also: emplacement, language unit, linguistic unit, locating, location, placement, position, positioning, tessellation

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