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combination - the act of combining things to form a new whole |
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combining,
compounding |
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change of integrity the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
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affixation,
attachment formation of a word by means of an affix
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confusion a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"
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admixture,
commixture,
intermixture,
mix,
mixing,
mixture an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base; "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"; "a large intermixture of sand"
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fusion the act of fusing (or melting) together
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blend,
blending the act of blending components together thoroughly
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interspersal,
interspersion the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text"
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temperance the act of tempering
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conjugation,
jointure,
unification,
union,
uniting a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
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consolidation,
integration the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them"
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combination - a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities |
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accumulation,
aggregation,
assemblage,
collection the act of accumulating
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haplotype (genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited together
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amalgam a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas"
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color scheme,
colour scheme a planned combination of colors; "the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator"
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complexion (obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament
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combination - 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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alignment,
alinement,
alliance,
coalition the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
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government,
political science,
politics the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
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combination in restraint of trade (law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust laws of the United States)
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combination - the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order |
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mathematical operation,
mathematical process,
operation (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
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combination - a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination" |
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social unit,
unit a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"
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combination - a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe" |
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sequence film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
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combination - a coordinated sequence of chess moves |
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sequence film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
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