American Dictionary
Definition collocation in American English
collocation noun
noun
/ˌkɑləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
1
the fact that a word collocates with other words
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2
a collocate, or a particular combination of collocates
Example
Chapter three deals with collocations such as "heavy rain" and "bitterly disappointed".
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