collocation

Noun

1. a grouping of words in a sentence
   • Less specific
     • language unit
     • linguistic unit
2. the act of positioning close together (or side by side); “it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors”
   • Synonyms
     • juxtaposition
     • apposition
   • Less specific
     • placement
     • location
     • locating
     • position
     • positioning
     • emplacement
   • More specific
     • tessellation
   • Related
     • collocate
     • lump
     • chunk
     • appose
     • juxtapose