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miscollocation

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Wrong collocation.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Miscollocation or dislocation of related words disturbed the whole sense⟳; its least effect was to give⟳ no sense⟳, often it gave a dangerous sense⟳.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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