Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable, obsolete)Set; placed.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The noun "rain" doesn't collocate with the adjective "busy."

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.

Borrowed from Latin collocatum, supine of collocō. Doublet of couch.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
collideC2colliderC2colliercollisioncollocationB2colloquialC2colloquiallyC2

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