collocation

Definition | Meaning

  1. The likelihood that a particular word will occur in the neighborhood of another word.

Example | Illustration

  • This tendency can be exploited by commercial names. The words ‘spick’ and ‘span’ are an example of collocation; the phrase these words always from inspired the Spic and Span brand cleaning product name.

Etymology | Origin

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