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miscollocation

miscollocation noun: wrong collocation.

Noun

miscollocation (countable and uncountable, plural miscollocations)

  1. Wrong collocation.
    • Miscollocation or dislocation of related words disturbed the whole sense; its least effect was to give no sense, often it gave a dangerous sense.1840, Thomas De Quincey, “Style”, in Critical Suggestions on Style and Rhetoric with German Tales and Other Narrative Papers (De Quincey’s Works; XI), London: James Hogg & Sons, published 1859...

Forms of miscollocation

pluralmiscollocations

Origin of miscollocation

From mis- + collocation.

Questions about miscollocation

What does miscollocation mean?
Miscollocation means wrong collocation.
What part of speech is miscollocation?
Miscollocation is a noun.
What is the plural of miscollocation?
The plural of miscollocation is miscollocations.

Words near miscollocation in the dictionary

  1. miscollations
  2. miscollect
  3. miscollected
  4. miscollecting
  5. miscollects
  6. miscollocation
  7. miscollocations
  8. miscolocalization
  9. miscolor
  10. miscoloration
  11. miscolorations

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