collocation
/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən/ noun [C]Definition
› a word or phrase that sounds natural and correct when it is used with another word or phrase: In the phrase 'a hard frost', 'hard' is a collocation of 'frost', and 'strong' would not sound natural.
› the combination of words formed when two or more words are frequently used together in a way that sounds natural: The phrase 'a hard frost' is a collocation.
(Definition of collocation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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