Definition of Combination

1. Noun. A collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities.


2. Noun. A coordinated sequence of chess moves.
Generic synonyms: Sequence

3. Noun. A sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock. "He forgot the combination to the safe"
Generic synonyms: Sequence
Derivative terms: Combinatorial

4. Noun. A group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose. "They were a winning combination"
Generic synonyms: Social Unit, Unit
Derivative terms: Combinatorial, Combine, Combine

5. Noun. 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).
Category relationships: Government, Political Science, Politics
Specialized synonyms: Combination In Restraint Of Trade
Generic synonyms: Alignment, Alinement, Alliance, Coalition
Derivative terms: Combinatorial, Combine, Combine

6. Noun. The act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order.

7. Noun. The act of combining things to form a new whole.

Definition of Combination

1. n. The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things.

Definition of Combination

1. Noun. The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining. ¹

2. Noun. A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock. ¹

3. Noun. (mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection. ¹

4. Noun. An association or alliance of people for some common purpose. ¹

5. Noun. (billiards) A combination shot; a billiard; a shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Combination

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Medical Definition of Combination

1. The result or product of combining, a series of events or result occurring in an ordered sequence, the act or process of combining, the act or process of uniting to form a chemical compound: the chemical compound so formed. The name of a species or subspecies consisting of the name of the genus followed by the specific or specific plus subspecific names. (09 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Combination

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