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Word: Collocate
Speech Type: Verb
early 16th century (in collocate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin collocat- ‘placed together’, from the verb collocare, from col- ‘together’ + locare ‘to place’. collocate (sense 1 of the verb) dates from the 1950s
ˈkɒləkeɪt
(of a word) be habitually juxtaposed with another with a frequency greater than chance
Short Definition:(of word) be habitually juxtaposed with another with frequency greater than chance
Examples:- ‘maiden’ collocates with ‘voyage’
place side by side or in a particular relation
Short Definition:place side by side or in particular relation
Examples:- McAndrew was a collocated facility with Argentia Naval Station
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