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    Combination

    Definitions

    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 3 | noun | a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock 4 | noun | a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose 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) 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 (7 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    k, ombuhn'eyshuhn (IPA: kˌɒmbənˈeɪʃən)

    Hyphenation

    com-bi-na-tion (11 letters | 4 syllables)

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 2181st most common (1 in 20833 words) ( >99% noun)

    spoken: 3350th most common (1 in 90909 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    combinations

    Synonyms

    combining | compounding

    Antonym

    detachment

    Narrower terms

    amalgam | color scheme | colour scheme | complexion | haplotype | combination in restraint of trade | admixture | affixation | attachment | blend | blending | commixture | confusion | conjugation | consolidation | ... (total: 28)

    Broader terms

    accumulation | aggregation | assemblage | collection | sequence | social unit | unit | alignment | alinement | alliance | coalition | mathematical operation | mathematical process | operation | change of integrity (total: 15)

    Rhymes

    abbreviation | abdication | aberration | abomination | abrogation | acceleration | acclimation | accommodation | accreditation | accumulation | accusation | acidification | activation | adaptation | adjudication | ... (total: 671) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    recombination

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    combination lock | combination plane | combination salad | fixed-combination drug | horizontal combination | vertical combination (total: 6)

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 結合 (noun) Hindi: | संयोग (noun) Arabic: | اتِّحاد (noun) Spanish: | combinación (general) | mezcla (color) French: | combinaison (general) | mélange (color) | mariage (color)

    Other notable uses

    combination.com | combination.net | combination.org | combination.info | combination.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    17 (International English) | 17 (North American English)