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collocation

UK
/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən/
US
/ˌkɑləˈkeɪʃən/

Translations

collocationnoun
collocations
pl
UK
/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən/
US
/ˌkɑləˈkeɪʃən/
The collocation of words in this sentence is unusual.
Словосочетание в этом предложении необычное.
Additional translations
словосочетание (в лингвистике)
устойчивое выражение
Synonyms
phrase
set phrase
word pairing
expression
combination
collocationadjective
UK
/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən/
US
/ˌkɑːləˈkeɪʃən/
Used attributively to modify nouns, e.g., "collocation patterns".

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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