col|lo|ca|tion

col|lo|ca|tion
col|lo|ca|tion «KOL uh KAY shuhn», noun.
1. a placing together or side by side.
2. arrangement or disposition: »

the collocation of a word's consonants and vowels.

3. a combination of words established by usage. Time and again and on the other hand are frequently used collocations.

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