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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/
• (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑmbɪˈneɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

combination (countable and uncountable, plural combinations)

1. The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
   combinations of colors
   These guidelines should be followed in combination with those given last week.
   She took a dangerous combination of alcohol and heroin.
2. An object formed by combining.
   The chef experimented with new flavor combinations.
   Certain drug combinations can be dangerous.
3. A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
   The combination to their safe was the date of birth of their first child.
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 shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table.
   Synonyms: billiard, combination shot
7. (motorcycling) A motorcycle and sidecar.
8. (boxing, martial arts) A rapid sequence of punches or strikes in boxing or other combat sports.
9. (chess) An advantageous sequence of forcing or nearly forcing moves, often initiated with a sacrifice.
10. Synonym of combinations (A one-piece suit of underwear).

• (act of combining): fusion, merger

• (antonym(s) of “act of combining”): division, separation

• (antonym(s) of “mathematics”): permutation

• affine combination

• anticombination

• combi

• combinational

• combination boiler

• combination cap

• combination car

• combination drill

• combination drug

• combination fried rice

• combination lock

• combination pedal

• combination pliers

• combination problem

• combination product

• combination room

• combination salad

• combination sandwich

• combination skin

• combination tone

• combo

• combolin

• convex combination

• decombination

• exhausted combination

• intercombination

• linear combination

• multicombination

• noncombination

• recombination

• Ritz's combination principle

• Rydberg-Ritz combination principle

• subcombination

• triple combination

• triple combination engine

• combinative

• combinatory

• combine

• → Mandarin: 控比 (kòngbǐ)

• → Japanese: コンビネーション (konbinēshon)

• → Korean: 콤비네이션 (kombineisyeon)

act of combining

• Albanian: thurur (sq)
  Gheg Albanian: thur
• Asturian: combinación (ast)
• Bulgarian: съединяване (bg) n (sǎedinjavane), обединяване (bg) n (obedinjavane), съчетаване (bg) n (sǎčetavane), комбиниране (bg) n (kombinirane)
• 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
• Georgian: კომბინირება (ḳombinireba), კომბინაცია (ḳombinacia)
• German: Kombinieren n
• Greek: συνδυασμός (el) m (syndyasmós)
• Hindi: संयोजन (hi) m (sãyojan), संचय (hi) m (sañcay)
• Irish: comhcheangal m
• Italian: combinazione (it)
• Japanese: 結合 (ja) (ketsugō), 統合 (ja) (togō), 合併 (ja) (gappei)
• Korean: 결합(結合) (ko) (gyeolhap), 조합(組合) (ko) (johap)
• Latin: combīnātiō f
• Māori: pahekotanga
• Norwegian:
  Bokmål: kombinasjon m
  Nynorsk: kombinasjon m
• Polish: kombinacja (pl) f
• 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

• Albanian: ndërtim (sq)
• Bulgarian: съединение (bg) n (sǎedinenie), обединение (bg) n (obedinenie), съчетание (bg) n (sǎčetanie), комбина́ция (bg) f (kombinácija)
  Gheg Albanian: nërthurje
• Esperanto: kombinaĵo (eo)
• French: combinaison (fr) f
• Georgian: კომბინაცია (ḳombinacia)
• German: Kombination (de) f, Kombinierte n, Kombinat (de) n (unusual)
• Greek: σχηματισμός (el) (schimatismós), συνένωση (el) (synénosi)
  Ancient Greek: συμπλοκή f (sumplokḗ)
• Russian: объедине́ние (ru) n (obʺjedinénije), соедине́ние (ru) n (sojedinénije), сочета́ние (ru) n (sočetánije), комбина́ция (ru) f (kombinácija)

sequence of numbers or letters for a combination lock

mathematics: one or more elements selected without regard of the order

association for a common purpose

combination shot

• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: ratsastus (fi)

combat sports: rapid sequence of punches or strikes

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: комбина́ция (bg) f (kombinácija)
• Dutch: combinatie (nl) f, serie (nl) f, combo (nl) n
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: Kombination (de) f
• Irish: comhghníomhú m
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: kombinacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: combinação (pt) f
• Russian: комбина́ция (ru) f (kombinácija)
• Spanish: combinación (es) f
• Swedish: kombination (sv) c, kombo (sv) c
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

chess: advantageous sequence of forcing or nearly forcing moves

• Bulgarian: комбина́ция (bg) f (kombinácija)

• permutation