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collocation vs position

position vs collocation

collocation and position both are nouns.

collocation is not a verb while position is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collocation Yes No No No
position Yes No Yes No
As nouns, position is a hypernym of collocation; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than collocation:
  • collocation: the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
  • position: the act of putting something in a certain place
Other hypernyms of collocation include emplacement, locating, location, placement, positioning.
collocation (noun) position (noun)
the act of positioning close together (or side by side) the act of putting something in a certain place
a grouping of words in a sentence a job in an organization
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
collocation (verb) position (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Difference between collocation and position

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