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collocation
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
collocation
(noun)
collocation
/kɑlə
ˈ
keɪʃən/
noun
plural
collocations
collocation
/kɑlə
ˈ
keɪʃən/
noun
plural
collocations
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLLOCATION
1
[
noncount
]
:
use of certain words together
patterns of
collocation
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a particular combination of words
a common
collocation
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