collocation
noun
[ kɒləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
• "the words have a similar range of collocation"
• the action of placing things side by side or in position.
• "the collocation of the two pieces"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin collocatio(n- ), from collocare ‘place together’ (see collocate).
