What is "collocation" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "collocation": a grouping of words in a sentence

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˌkɔloʊˈkeɪʃən/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən/

Meaning of "collocation": the act of positioning close together (or side by side)

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˌkɔloʊˈkeɪʃən/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən/

Synonyms:

designation, grade, analysis, arrangement, allocation, regulation, allotment, distribution, echelon, group, apportionment, gradation, division, assignment, denomination, department, systematization, consignment, disposition, assortment, kind, graduation, order, disposal, organization, ordination, grouping, coordination, codification, taxonomy, grading, ordering, pigeonholing, sizing, sorting, alloting, cataloguing, categorizing, distributing, tabulating, typecasting, alliance, annexation, articulation, assemblage, attachment, bond, coalition, coherence, combination, combine, concatenation, concourse, confluence, consolidation, convergence, crossing, crossroads, dovetail, elbow, gathering, gore, hinge, intersection, joint, linking, meeting, node, pivot, reunion, seam, splice, terminal, union, weld, conjugation, coupling, hookup, tie-in, tie-up, knee, concursion, interface, joining, miter, mortise, plug-in, juncture, crossing, intersection, confluence, terminal, gathering, alliance, tie-in, concatenation, seam, reunion, pivot, dovetail, union, conjugation, concourse, combine, attachment, meeting, node, tie-up, combination, articulation, coherence, consolidation, joint, link, gore, splice, annexation, convergence, weld, coupling, hookup, coalition, crossroads, hinge, elbow, bond, assemblage, linking, mortise, plug-in, interface, miter, knee, joining, concursion,

Antonyms:

disorganization, keeping, retention, disunion, divorce, estrangement, separation, parting, severance, division, detachment,