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kags | 22:45 Thu 19th Feb 2004 | Arts & Literature
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Does anybody know if there is a technical/literal (that's probably an oxymoron) term for 2 words that are usually found together, such as 'salt & pepper', 'nuts & bolts' etc?
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Collocations or lexical collocations, specifically. Chambers defines those as "the habitual placing together of one specific word with one or more other specific word or words".
08:27 Fri 20th Feb 2004
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perfect - many thanks!
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