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Noun: combination `kómbu'neyshun- A collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
- A coordinated sequence of chess moves
- A sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
"he forgot the combination to the safe" - A group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
"they were a winning combination" - 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)
- The act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
- The act of combining things to form a new whole
- combining, compounding
Derived forms: combinations See also: combinatorial, combine Type of: accumulation, aggregation, alignment, alinement, alliance, assemblage, change of integrity, coalition, collection, mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation, sequence, social unit, unit Encyclopedia: Combination |