col‧lo‧ca‧tion /ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃ
ən $ ˌkɑː-/
noun [uncountable and countable] technical the way in which some words are often used together, or a particular combination of words used in this way:
‘Commit a crime’ is a typical collocation in English. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲