Meaning of 'combination'

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the act of combining things to form a new whole

Synonyms: combining compounding

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the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order

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a collection of things that have been combined

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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)

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a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

Example: "they were a winning combination"

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a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock

Example: "I forgot the combination to the safe."

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a coordinated sequence of chess moves