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combination

com·bi·na·tion

UK/ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/ US/ˌkɑmbɪˈneɪʃən/ common

noun

1.

a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

2.
3.

a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock

  • “he forgot the combination to the safe”
4.

a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

  • “they were a winning combination”
5.

an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)

6.

the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order

7.

Origin

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English combinacioun, combynacyoun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combīnātiō. Morphologically combine + -ation.

Phrases

  • affine combination
  • combination boiler
  • combination cap
  • combination car
  • combination drill
  • combination drug
  • combination fried rice
  • combination lock

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