combination

B1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌkɑmbɪˈneɪʃən/ UK /ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #4443

Meanings

1

noun
A mix of two or more different things joined together.

This dish is a delicious combination of sweet and sour flavors.
2

noun
The act of joining things together to make a whole.

The combination of the two companies created a huge firm.
3

noun
The series of numbers or letters that opens a lock.

I forgot the combination to the safe.
4

noun
A group of people working together for a shared purpose.

The two players made a winning combination.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a mix of two or more... fusion merger

2 noun · the act of joining things... combining compounding

Opposites

division permutation separation

Word family

Forms combinations

Derived forms anticombinationcombicombinationalcombocombolindecombinationintercombinationmulticombinationnoncombinationrecombinationsubcombination

Related forms combinativecombinatory combine permutation

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Phrases (1)

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combination lock
a lock opened by setting numbers or symbols in the correct sequence

Noun + noun

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English combinacioun, combynacyoun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combīnātiō. Morphologically combine + -ation.

combinacioun Middle English combination Old French combīnātiō la-lat

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# combination

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑmbɪˈneɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 4443

## Meanings
1. A mix of two or more different things joined together.
2. The act of joining things together to make a whole.
3. The series of numbers or letters that opens a lock.
4. A group of people working together for a shared purpose.

## Examples
- This dish is a delicious combination of sweet and sour flavors.
- The combination of the two companies created a huge firm.
- I forgot the combination to the safe.
- The two players made a winning combination.

## Antonyms
- division
- permutation
- separation

## Derived Forms
- anticombination
- combi
- combinational
- combo
- combolin
- decombination
- intercombination
- multicombination
- noncombination
- recombination
- subcombination

## Related Forms
- combinative
- combinatory
- combine
- permutation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: combinacioun
- Root: combination
- Root: combīnātiō

## Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English combinacioun, combynacyoun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combīnātiō. Morphologically combine + -ation.

## AI Etymology
combination is a noun. It is from Middle English combinacioun, combynacyoun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combīnātiō. Morphologically combine + -ation. Historical forms in the chain include combinacioun (Middle English), combination (Old French), and combīnātiō (Late Latin). Current senses include a mix of two or more different things joined together, the act of joining things together to make a whole, and the series of numbers or letters that opens a lock. Derived forms include anticombination, combi, combinational, combo, and combolin. Related words include combinative, combinatory, combine, and permutation.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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