combination as in a collection of things that have been combined
- "an assemblage of separate parts or qualities"
combination as in a coordinated sequence of chess moves
combination as in a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
- "he forgot the combination to the safe"
combination as in a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
- "they were a winning combination"
combination as in 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)
combination as in the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
combination as in the act of combining things to form a new whole
Synonyms
- combiningan occurrence that results in things being united ; the act of combining things to form a new whole
- compoundingthe act of combining things to form a new whole