the act of combining or the state of being combined.
a number of things combined: a combination of ideas.
something formed by combining: A chord is a combination of notes.
an alliance of persons or parties: a combination in restraint of trade.
the set or series of numbers or letters used in setting the mechanism of a combination lock.
the parts of the mechanism operated by this.
Often combinations.a suit of underwear in one piece.
Mathematics.
the arrangement of elements into various groups without regard to their order in the group.
a group thus formed.Compare permutation (def. 1).
Origin of combination
1350–1400; Middle English combinacyoun (<Middle French ) <Late Latin combīnātiōn- (stem of combīnātiō), equivalent to combīnāt(us) combined (see combine, -ate1) + -iōn--ion
The waxing and waning of the infections every year is a combination of the potential for transmission at different times combined with how many susceptible people there are in the population.
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“All pain experiences are a combination of physical and emotional responses,” Robertson says.
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“The combination of these problems doomed the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines flights,” the report said.
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A particular combination of atoms will always react with other chemicals in the same way.
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He uses some combination of the words comfort or discomfort in regards to how he feels about situations over 30 times.
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While the look worked for some, the combination of heat and chemicals took a toll on the hair of others.
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But if he heard this combination of Greek and Cuban music, he would be forced to reconsider.
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Late Thursday night, the House passed the combination continuing resolution/omnibus spending bill by a vote of 219-206.
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I would define Rockefeller Republican in the classic sense as a combination of fiscal responsibility and social conscience.
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It is this power of combination with bases that makes them of value in wool dyeing.
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Combination among producers to keep up prices is always possible in a market restricted by law.
Principles of Political Economy|Arthur Latham Perry
The combination of these causes led to one of the most remarkable rises in price ever known.
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Well, it is a combination job between mail clerk and tariff compiler.
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The deformity presents a combination of the hollow foot—pes cavus—with pes calcaneus, and resembles that of a Chinese lady's foot.
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British Dictionary definitions for combination
combination
/ (ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən) /
noun
the act of combining or state of being combined
a union of separate parts, qualities, etc
an alliance of people or parties; group having a common purpose
the set of numbers that opens a combination lock
the mechanism of this type of lock
Britisha motorcycle with a sidecar attached
maths
an arrangement of the numbers, terms, etc, of a set into specified groups without regard to order in the groupthe combinations of a, b, and c, taken two at a time, are ab, bc, ac
a group formed in this way. The number of combinations of n objects taken r at a time is n !/[(n – r)! r !]. Symbol: n C rCompare permutation (def. 1)
the chemical reaction of two or more compounds, usually to form one other compound
chessa tactical manoeuvre involving a sequence of moves and more than one piece