combination

English

Etymology

From Middle English combinacioun, combynacyoun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combīnātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

combination (countable and uncountable, plural combinations)

1. The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
2. An object formed by combining.
3. A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
4. (mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
5. An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
6. (billiards) A combination shot; a billiard; a shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table.
7. A motorcycle and sidecar.
8. A rapid sequence of punches or strikes in boxing or other combat sports.

Synonyms

• (act of combining): fusion, merger

Antonyms

• (act of combining): division, separation
• (mathematics): permutation

Derived terms

• recombination

Related terms

• combinative
• combinatory
• combine

Translations

act of combining

• Asturian: combinación
• Bulgarian: съединение (bg) n (sǎedinenie), обединение (bg) n (obedinenie)
• Catalan: combinació (ca) f
• Dutch: combinatie (nl) f, verbinding (nl)
• Estonian: sobitama, kombineerima
• Finnish: yhdistäminen (fi), yhdistely (fi)
• French: combinaison (fr) f
• Galician: combinación (gl) f
• German: Kombination (de) f
• Greek: συνδυασμός (el) m (syndyasmós)
• Interlingue:
• Irish: comhcheangal m
• Italian: combinazione (it)
• Japanese: 結合 (ja) (ketsugō), 統合 (ja) (togō), 合併 (ja) (gappei)
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• Latin: combinatio f
• Maori: pahekotanga
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kombinasjon m

  Nynorsk: kombinasjon m

• Portuguese: combinação (pt) f
• Romanian: combinare (ro) f
• Russian: соедине́ние (ru) n (sojedinénije), объедине́ние (ru) n (obʺjedinénije)
• Spanish: combinación (es) f
• Swedish: kombination (sv) c (the state of..), kombinering c (the act of...)
• Tagalog: kalakipan
• Turkish: birleştirme (tr)

an object formed by combining

• French: combinaison (fr) f
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• Greek:

  Ancient: συμπλοκή f (sumplokḗ)

sequence of numbers or letters for a combination lock

• Bulgarian: комбинация (bg) f (kombinacija)
• Dutch: combinatie (nl) f
• Estonian: järjestus, kombinatsioon
• Finnish: yhdistelmä (fi)
• French: combinaison (fr) f
• German: Kombination (de) f
• Irish: cód teaglama m
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kombinasjon m

  Nynorsk: kombinasjon m

• Romanian: combinație (ro) f
• Russian: комбина́ция (ru) f (kombinácija)
• Swedish: kombination (sv) c
• Turkish: birleşim (tr), kombinasyon (tr)

one or more elements selected without regard of the order

• Bulgarian: комбинация (bg) (kombinacija)
• Czech: kombinace (cs) f
• Dutch: combinatie (nl) f
• Estonian: kooslus, kombinatsioon
• Finnish: kombinaatio (fi)
• French: combinaison (fr) f, sélection (fr) f
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• German: Kombination (de) f
• Irish: teaglaim (ga) f, comhcheangal m
• Russian: комбина́ция (ru) f (kombinácija), сочета́ние (ru) n (sočetánije)
• Swedish: kombination (sv) c
• Tagalog: palakipan
• Turkish: kombinasyon (tr)

association

• Bulgarian: обединение (bg) n (obedinenie)
• Dutch: vereniging (nl)
• Finnish: yhdistys (fi)
• French: association (fr) f, groupement (fr) m
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• German: Vereinigung (de) f
• Romanian: asociație (ro) f
• Russian: объедине́ние (ru) n (obʺjedinénije)
• Turkish: birlik (tr), cemiyet (tr), dernek (tr)

combination shot

• Finnish: ratsastus (fi)
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motorcycle and sidecar

• French: side-car (fr) m
• Greek: τρίκυκλο (el) n (tríkyklo)
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• Irish: gluaisrothar le carr cliathánach

combat sports

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• Dutch: combinatie (nl) f, serie (nl) f, combo (nl) n
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• Irish: comhghníomhú m
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• Polish: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: combinação (pt) f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: combinación (es) f
• Swedish: kombination (sv) c, kombo (sv) c
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• permutation

Further reading

• combination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Motorcycle and sidecar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia