- collocation - a grouping of words in a sentence
--1 is a kind of language unit, linguistic unit
- juxtaposition, apposition, collocation - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"
--2 is a kind of placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
--2 has particulars: tessellationDerived form: verb collocate2 - juxtaposition, apposition, collocation - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"