collocation
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a grouping of words in a sentenceType of language unit, linguistic unit
- the act of positioning close together (or side by side)“it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors”Synonyms: juxtapositionappositionType of placement, locationKinds tessellation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: L. collocatio.
1. The act of placing; the state of being placed with something else; disposition in place; arrangement.
The choice and collocation of words.— Sir William Jones
2. Linguistics a combination of related words within a sentence that occurs more frequently than would be predicted in a random arrangement of words; a combination of words that occurs with sufficient frequency to be recognizable as a common combination, especially a pair of words that occur adjacent to each other. Also called stable collocation. Combinations of words having intervening words between them, such as verb and object pairs, may also be collocations.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
<networking> /koh'loh-kay`sh*n/ or /koh`loh-kay'sh*n/ (Or "colocation") Providing network connections such as Internet leased lines to several servers housed together in a server room. This is typically provided as a commercial service.
The hyphenated form is correct and the most common on the web, followed by "colocation". "collocation" (/ko`loh-kay'sh*n/, not /koh'-/), is an old word with a similar meaning. It is common in dictionaries and follows the pattern of other Latin-derived words like collect, college, and collate, but is least common on the web.
The verbal form is "to colocate" or "co-locate" (commonly /koh'loh`kayt/, also (US) /koh`loh'kayt/).
(2000-10-03)