• noun:   the act of combining things to form a new whole
• noun:   the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
• noun:   a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
• noun:   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)
• noun:   a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

  Example: "They were a winning combination"

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

  Example: "He forgot the combination to the safe"

• noun:   a coordinated sequence of chess moves

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