combination

[ kom-buh-ney-shuhn ]

/ ˌkɒm bəˈneɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of combining or the state of being combined.

a number of things combined: a combination of ideas.

something formed by combining: A chord is a combination of notes.

an alliance of persons or parties: a combination in restraint of trade.

the set or series of numbers or letters used in setting the mechanism of a combination lock.

the parts of the mechanism operated by this.

Often combinations. a suit of underwear in one piece.

Mathematics.

the arrangement of elements into various groups without regard to their order in the group.
a group thus formed.Compare permutation(def 1).

Origin of combination

1350–1400; Middle English combinacyoun (< Middle French) < Late Latin combīnātiōn- (stem of combīnātiō), equivalent to combīnāt(us) combined (see combine, -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR combination

1 association, conjunction, union, coalescence, blending.

2 mixture, amalgamation, amalgam.

4 association, federation, league, coalition, cartel, combine, monopoly, bloc, cabal, conspiracy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM combination

com·bi·na·tion·al, adjective in·ter·com·bi·na·tion, noun non·com·bi·na·tion, noun pre·com·bi·na·tion, noun

su·per·com·bi·na·tion, noun un·com·bi·na·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby combination

combe-capelle man, combed yarn, comber, comber board, combinable, combination, combination calculus, combination door, combination drug, combination last, combination lock

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Every week he tried something new: banana, blueberry, strawberry, combinations, you name it.

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They multiplied the combinations under which their gods were personified.

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What its combinations are nobody knows except those intimately connected with its manufacture.

Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 |Barkham Burroughs
It will be observed that there are more brown determiners in some combinations than others.

Being Well-Born |Michael F. Guyer
Larger numbers are expressed by combinations of these numbers.

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Any one could do that, but the combinations so made would be infinite in number and most of them absolutely without interest.

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British Dictionary definitions for combinations (1 of 2)

combinations

/ (ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃənz) /

pl n

British a one-piece woollen undergarment with long sleeves and legs Often shortened to: combs, coms US and Canadian term: union suit

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combination

/ (ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən) /

noun

the act of combining or state of being combined

a union of separate parts, qualities, etc

an alliance of people or parties; group having a common purpose

the set of numbers that opens a combination lock
the mechanism of this type of lock

British a motorcycle with a sidecar attached

maths

an arrangement of the numbers, terms, etc, of a set into specified groups without regard to order in the groupthe combinations of a, b, and c, taken two at a time, are ab, bc, ac
a group formed in this way. The number of combinations of n objects taken r at a time is n !/[(n – r)! r !]. Symbol: n C rCompare permutation (def. 1)

the chemical reaction of two or more compounds, usually to form one other compound

chess a tactical manoeuvre involving a sequence of moves and more than one piece

Derived forms of combination

combinational, adjective

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