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noun
1.
the act of collocating.
2.
the state or manner of being collocated.
3.
the arrangement, especially of words in a sentence.
4.
Linguistics. a co-occurrence of lexical items, as perform with operation or commit with crime.
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Collocation
is always a great word to know.
So is contrast. Does it mean:
| to differ in a way that can serve to distinguish meanings: The sounds (p) and (b) contrast in the words ?pin? and ?bin? |
| the borrowing of linguistic forms by one language or dialect from another when both occupy a single geographical or cultural community |
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Word Origin & History
collocation
early 17c., from L. collocationem, noun of action from collocare (see collocate). Linguistics sense is attested from 1940.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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