n.
Pronunciation: ˌ käm-b ə - ' n ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Date: 14th century
1 a : a result or product of combining especially : 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 body ― usually used in plural
4 : an instrument designed to perform two or more tasks
5 a : the act or process of combining especially : that of uniting to form a chemical compound b : the quality or state of being combined
– com · bi · na · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective