Collocation: meaning, definitions and examples

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collocation

 

[ หŒkษ’lษ™หˆkeษชสƒษ™n ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

common

A grouping of words that are commonly used together to form a specific meaning or expression.

Synonyms

phrase, word combination

Examples of usage

  • "Kick the bucket" is a common collocation in English language.
  • The collocation of "strong coffee" is more natural than "powerful coffee."
Context #2 | Noun

linguistics

A sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance.

Synonyms

lexical bundle, word partnership

Examples of usage

  • In English, the words "make" and "do" often collocate with certain nouns.
  • Collocations are important in language learning and translation.

Translations

Translations of the word "collocation" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น colocaรงรฃo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเค‚เคฌเค‚เคง

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Kollokation

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kolokasi

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะปะพะฒะพัะฟะพะปัƒั‡ะตะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ kolokacja

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้€ฃ่ชž

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท collocation

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ colocaciรณn

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kolokasyon

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์—ฐ์–ด

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุชู„ุงุฒู…ุฉ ู„ูุธูŠุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kolokace

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ kolokรกcia

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆญ้…

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ kolokacija

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ samsetning

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‚าฑั€ะฐา›ั‚ั‹ ั‚ั–ั€ะบะตั

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ™แƒแƒšแƒแƒ™แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kolokasiya

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ colocaciรณn

Etymology

The term "collocation" originated from the Latin word "colloquium," which means "conversational language." In linguistics, the concept of collocation was popularized by the British linguist John Rupert Firth in the mid-20th century. Firth emphasized the importance of studying how words tend to co-occur with each other in natural language use. Today, collocations are a key concept in corpus linguistics, language teaching, and translation studies, helping to understand language patterns and usage more effectively.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #23,527, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.