combination

1. A collection of things that have been combined;
   An assemblage of separate parts or qualities (synset 107980325)
   is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
   subtypes:

   • 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
   • amalgam - a combination or blend of diverse things
   • color scheme, colour scheme - a planned combination of colors
   • complexion - a combination that results from coupling or interlinking
2. A coordinated sequence of chess moves (synset 108390650)
   is a type of: sequence - serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
3. A sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock (synset 108390471)
   "he forgot the combination to the safe"
   is a type of: sequence - serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
4. A group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose (synset 108289882)
   "they were a winning combination"
   is a type of: social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
5. 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) (synset 107981109)
   referred to in: government, political science, politics - the study of government of states and other political units
   is a type of: alignment, alinement, alliance, coalition - an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
   subtypes: 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)
6. The act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order (synset 100872131)
   is a type of: mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation - (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
7. The act of combining things to form a new whole (synset 100379793)
   is a type of: change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
   subtypes:

   • affixation, attachment - the act of attaching or affixing something
   • confusion - an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
   • admixture, commixture, intermixture, mix, mixing, mixture - the act of mixing together
   • fusion - the act of fusing (or melting) together
   • blend, blending - the act of blending components together thoroughly
   • interspersal, interspersion - the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things
   • temperance - the act of tempering
   • conjugation, jointure, unification, union, uniting - the act of making or becoming a single unit
   • consolidation, integration - the act of combining into an integral whole
   same as: combining, compounding

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