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Combination n, often attrib [14c] 1a: a result or product of combining; esp: an alliance of individuals, corporations, or states united to achieve a social , political, or economic end b: two or more persons working as a team 2: an ordered sequence: as a: a sequence of letters or numbers chosen in setting a lock; also: the mechanism operating or moved by the sequence b: a rapid sequence of punches in boxing c: any subset of a set considered without regard to order within the subset 3: any of various one-piece undergarments for the upper and lower parts of the b dy -usu. used in pl 4: an instrument designed to perform two or more tasks 5a: the act or process of combining: esp: that of uniting to form a chemical compound b: the quality or state of being combined
1 Combine vb [ME, fr. MF combiner, fr. LL combinare, fr. L com- + bini two by two -more at BIN] vt [15c] 1a: to bring into such close relationship as to obscure individual characters: Merge b: to cause to unite into a chemical compound c: to unite into a single number or expression [__ fractions and simplify] 2: Intermix, Blend 3: to possess in combination -vi 1a: to become one b: to unite to form a chemical compound 2: to act together syn see Join
2 Combine n [1886] 1: a combination esp. of business or political interests 2: a harvesting machine that heads, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field
3 Combine vt [1926]: to harvest with a combine -vi: to combine a crop
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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