Added 10 October 2026
collocation
/ˌkɒl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun
Latin root: collocātiō First recorded: 1605 Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about collocation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A grouping of words in a sentence.
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The act of positioning close together (or side by side).
it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin collocātiō (“a putting together”). By surface analysis, col- (“together”) + location. The technical sense in linguistics was established in 1951, although it may actually be earlier. First attested in 1605.
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