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English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?nd
• IPA^(key): /k?m?ba?nd/

Adjective

combined (not comparable)

1. Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. able to be united together, to converge.

   The combined efforts of the emergency workers kept the river from going over its banks, barely.

Antonyms

• uncombined
• divided
• separated

Translations

Verb

combined

1. simple past tense and past participle of combine

   The cook combined equal parts chocolate and vanilla batter in the cake.

Noun

combined (plural combineds)

1. (skiing) Ellipsis of alpine combined. An event in alpine skiing consisting of one run of downhill and two runs of slalom.
   • 1985, Skiing (volume 37, number 7, page 16)

     The race events are downhill, slalom, giant slalom, Super G, and combineds, with each giving points in the same way.

2. (skiing) Ellipsis of nordic combined.

English

Etymology

From Middle English combinacioun, combynacyoun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin comb?n?ti?.Morphologically combine +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?mb??ne???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?mb??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

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

• combination fried rice
• recombination

Related terms

• combinative
• combinatory
• combine

Translations

See also

• permutation

Further reading

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