collocateverb [ I ]
uk/ˈkɒl.ə.keɪt/us/ˈkɑː.lə.keɪt/specialized(of words and phrases) to often be used together in a way that sounds correct to people who have spoken the language all their lives, but might not be expected from the meaning
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Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
- apposition
- attributive
- comparative
- dative
- declension
- decline
- dependent clause
- double negative
- grammar
- grammarian
- grammatical
- independent clause
- indirect object
- indirect question
- inflect
- interrogative
- modifier
- reflexive
- superlative
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