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■ verb kəm'bʌɪn
1》 unite or merge to form a whole: ~ the flour with the margarine.
↘ Chemistry unite to form a compound.
2》 join with others for a common purpose.
■ noun 'kɒmbʌɪn a group of people or companies acting together for a commercial purpose.
Derivatives
combinable adjective
~r noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~r or late L. combinare 'join two by two', from com- 'together' + L. bini 'two together'.
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~ 2 [ 'kɒmbʌɪn ]
■ verb harvest (a crop) with a ~ harvester.
■ noun a ~ harvester.