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collocation

UK
/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən/
US
/ˌkɑləˈkeɪʃən/

Translations

collocationnoun
collocations
pl
UK
/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən/
US
/ˌkɑləˈkeɪʃən/
juxtapositionDisposition d'éléments côte à côte ou dans un ordre donné.
The collocation of the paintings in the gallery was done to enhance the visitor's experience.
La juxtaposition des tableaux dans la galerie a été réalisée pour améliorer l'expérience des visiteurs.
collocationLinguistique.
In English, 'make a decision' is a common collocation.
En anglais, « make a decision » est une collocation courante.
Additional translations
cooccurrenceLinguistique; terme plus technique.
dispositionSelon le contexte, pour l'agencement d'objets ou d'éléments.
Synonyms
combination
phrase
expression
word pairing
set phrase
collocationadjective
UK
/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən/
US
/ˌkɑːləˈkeɪʃən/
Used attributively to modify nouns, e.g., "collocation patterns".
collocationnelLinguistique.
The researcher performed a collocation analysis on the corpus.
Le chercheur a effectué une analyse collocationnelle du corpus.

Definitions

collocationnoun
A habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
In English, 'make a decision' is a common collocation.
The action of placing things side by side or in a particular order.
The collocation of the paintings in the gallery was done to enhance the visitor's experience.
collocationadjective
Relating to or involving collocations.
The researcher performed a collocation analysis on the corpus.
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