collocation
nounHow many syllables in collocation?
There are 4 syllables in the word collocation.How to pronounce collocation:
Definition of collocation:
- collocation (noun):
- the act or result of placing or arranging together
- the act of positioning close together (or side by side).
- a particular phrase used conventionally to express something
- a noticeable arrangement or conjoining of linguistic elements (such as words)
Synonyms for collocation:
apposition
archaism
coinage
colloquialism
emplacement
euphemism
expression
idiom
juxtaposition
linguistic form
loanword
location
locution
modernism
monosyllable
morpheme
neologism
phrase
placement
polysyllable
position
positioning
term
tessellation
turn of speech
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Antonyms for collocation:
distance
remoteness
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