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combination

 
Noun combination has 7 senses
  1. combination - a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
    --1 is a kind of
    collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
    --1 has particulars: amalgam; color scheme, colour scheme; complexion
    Derived forms: verb combine6, verb combine1, verb combine7
  2. combination - a coordinated sequence of chess moves
    --2 is a kind of
    sequence
  3. combination - a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe"
    --3 is a kind of
    sequence
  4. combination - a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination"
    --4 is a kind of
    unit, social unit
    Derived forms: verb combine5, verb combine6
  5. 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)
    --5 is a kind of
    alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement
    --5 has particulars: combination in restraint of trade
    Derived forms: verb combine5, verb combine6
  6. combination - the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
    --6 is a kind of
    mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation
    Derived forms: verb combine6, verb combine1
  7. combination, combining, compounding - the act of combining things to form a new whole
    --7 is a kind of change of integrity
    --7 has particulars:
     attachment, affixation; confusion; mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing; fusion; blend, blending; interspersion, interspersal; temperance; union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure; consolidation, integration
combed combersome combia combiflam combiflame combinable combinar combinaron combination combination in restraint of trade combination lock combination of one or more charachters combination plane combination salad combination train combinational combinations

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