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collocation

col·lo·ca·tion

UK/ˌkɒl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌkɑ.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a grouping of words in a sentence

2.

locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin collocātiō (“a putting together”). By surface analysis, col- (“together”) + location. The technical sense in linguistics was established in 1951, although it may actually be earlier. First attested in 1605.

Phrases

  • collocation extraction

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