Collocation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌkɑːləˈkeɪʃn|
Brit.
|kɒləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a grouping of words in a sentence
- the act of positioning close together (or side by side) (syn: apposition, juxtaposition)
- the act of positioning close together (or side by side) (syn: apposition, juxtaposition)
Extra examples
'Commit a crime' is a typical collocation in English.
Word forms
noun
singular: collocation
plural: collocations
singular: collocation
plural: collocations
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