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How to pronounce combinations

IPA transcription: [,kɑmbə'neɪʃənz]

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Noun

  • a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

  • the act of combining things to form a new whole

  • a coordinated sequence of chess moves

  • a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock

    “he forgot the combination to the safe”

  • a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

    “they were a winning 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)

  • the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order

Usage examples

  • Other combinations of genes have also been used.
  • This rules out certain orientational combinations when two neighbor molecules are considered.
  • The bubble-particle combinations are elevated to the froth zone driven by buoyancy forces.
  • Their partner may do likewise if they have any point combinations.
  • The work was published for different combinations of instruments.
  • There are also combinations possible.
  • The material is often used in mokume-gane combinations.
  • These combinations are currently regarded as second choice drugs.
  • There are several screens of challenge with different combinations of obstacles.
  • Some of the vowels are also represented using different letter combinations.