English noun: collocation | |||
1. | collocation (communication) a grouping of words in a sentence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | language unit, linguistic unit | ||
2. | collocation (act) the act of positioning close together (or side by side) | ||
Samples | It is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors. | ||
Synonyms | apposition, juxtaposition | ||
Broader (hypernym) | emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | tessellation | ||