How many syllables in collocation?

There are 4 syllables in the word collocation.

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col · lo · ca · tion

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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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