collocative

col·lo·ca·tion

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Definitions of collocative word

noun collocative the act of collocating. 1
noun collocative the state or manner of being collocated. 1
noun collocative the arrangement, especially of words in a sentence. 1
noun collocative Linguistics. a co-occurrence of lexical items, as perform with operation or commit with crime. 1
adjective collocative Of or pertaining to a collocation. 0

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

1595-1605; < Latin collocātiōn- (stem of collocātiō), equivalent to collocāt(us) (see collocate) + -iōn- -ion

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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