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combination

  • noun
  • /ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/

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

Other meanings

  1. An object formed by combining.

    “The chef experimented with new flavor combinations.”

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

Related words

  • anticombination
  • combinational
  • combolin
  • decombination
  • intercombination
  • multicombination
  • noncombination
  • subcombination
  • combi
  • combination fried rice
  • combo
  • recombination

Word history

From Latin "combīnātiō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “combination” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.