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    [Noun]  | "com*bi*na*tion" | \ ˌkäm-bə-ˈnā-shən \


    1: a result or product of combining; especially : an alliance of individuals, corporations, or states united to achieve a social, political, or economic end

    2: two or more persons working as a team

    3: an ordered sequence: such as


    Origin: 14th century ;

     See: {combine:1 };

    [Noun]  | "combination shot" 


    1: a shot in pool in which a ball is pocketed by an object ball


    Origin: circa 1909 ;

    [Noun]  | "combination lock" 


    1: a lock that can only be opened by using a particular series of numbers or letters

    [Noun]  | "combination therapy" 


    1: the use of more than one method and especially more than one drug to treat a disease

    [Noun]  | "linear combination" 


    1: a mathematical entity (such as 4x + 5y + 6z) which is composed of sums and differences of elements (such as variables, matrices, or functions) especially when the coefficients are not all zero


    Origin: 1960 ;

    [Noun]  | "winning combination" 


    1: people or things that work, perform, etc., very well together

    [Idiom]  | "in combination" 


    1: together with each other

    [Idiom]  | "in combination with" 


    1: together with

    [Noun]  | "combination" 


    1: a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things;


      * e.g., " ... a victory that was due to a combination of luck and planning "





    2: the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one;


      * e.g., " ... the combination of mint and chocolate in a delicious dessert "



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    3: a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage;


      * e.g., " ... the companies formed a combination in an attempt to establish a monopoly in the rubber market "



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     [ "combination" ]

    1: It is when two things are put together to form one

      * e.g.,  ... sodium + Chlorine is the combination to make Table Salt 

     [ "The Combine" ]

    1: Farming Vehicles that have taken over the earth in 7 hours.

      * e.g.,  ... I got ran over by the combine. 

     [ "combinate" ]

    1: Old school street slang back when cats used to play the numbers in NYC particularly Harlem. It ensured that if any permutation of the number that you selected hit, you would be a winner.

      * e.g.,  ... Combinate me, daddy: 8, 2, You got me? 8, 1, 2; 1, 8, 2; 1, 2, 8; 2, 8, I git 'em all? from 

     [ "Combine" ]

    1: The Combine is a fictional powerful alien race and empire from the first-person shooter computer game Half-Life During the game, it is also referred to as the Universal Union, and as "our benefactors" in propaganda.

      * e.g.,  ... The Combine are an alien race.  


     [ "Combine" ]

    2: The Combine is a vast empire spanning multiple parallel universes. The empire is inhabited by an unknown number of sapient species, and appears to be governed by a race of bizarre, artificially evolved Advisors. The Combine expands its empire by invading worlds and enslaving the dominant species to be exploited as it sees fit. By manipulating these inhabitants through methods including bioengineering and implantation, the Combine creates a race of super-soldiers uniquely adapted for the environment of that particular world. This process results in a highly mobile and adaptive military force which is able to respond to any threat and crush any opposition. The reasons behind the Combine's imperialism remain unknown throughout the game.


     [ "Combine" ]

    3: The Combine Advisors are the face of the Combine Empire, suggesting that they are probably the original master race behind the alien empire.


     [ "Combine" ]

    4: The primary military force of the Combine on Earth is the humanoid Combine Overwatch (referred to by Doctor Breen as the "Transhuman arm of the Combine Overwatch"): humans who have been modified into "transhuman" (or "post-human", as referred to by Dr. Kleiner) cyborgs. They are the most frequently encountered foes throughout Half-Life This could also be another possible reason why they are called the Combine, because they are a "combination" of humans and alien technology.

     [ "The Combine" ]

    1: The Combine is a multidimensional empire which serves as the primary antagonistic force in the video game Half-Life 2, developed by Valve Corporation. The Combine consist of alien, synthetic, and human elements, and dominate Earth. The Combine is a multidimensional empire which serves as the primary antagonistic force in the video game Half-Life 2, developed by Valve Corporation. The Combine consist of alien, synthetic, and human elements, and dominate Earth.

      * e.g.,  ... Glory to The Combine. 

     [ "Combines" ]

    1: Combines are like acorns, only larger. they can be tripped over so therefore need harvested. (by a brand new combine harvester) they can be a variety of colours, mainly brown or gold though. Combines can be eaten by many animals but usually ones of a small nature. (squirrels and rabbits etc) Combines originate from Trees and acorns. they are a mixture of both

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1 - "Woah! What are those things that resemble acorns but also look slightly like a tree?!" Guy 2 - "Dude, those are combines? Do you not see that Combine Harvester going through the fields collecting them?" Guy 1 - "oh, man your right. Combines rock!" 

     [ "Combinism" ]

    1: A nonconformist ideology that amalgamates concepts from different genres or doctrines of thought.

      * e.g.,  ... "Combinism?" 

     [ "Combiner" ]

    1: Any type of tomato used in COMBINATION with guacamole, usually on a taco, usually on Tuesday.

      * e.g.,  ... Does that tomato make a good combiner? 

     [ "Combinization" ]

    1: A Jazzy way of saying.....Combination.

      * e.g.,  ... We just drank a Combinization of Jager and Vitamin Water, lets go girls! 

     [ "combine" ]

    1:  A piece of farm equipment that harvests grain/corn/etc. The whole plant is cut down and the kernels are removed. The kernels are then stored in a tank, while other material, such as stalks, is deposited on the ground.

      * e.g.,  ...  The combine erased the field of grain, leaving only straw on the ground and kernels in its storage tank.  


     [ "combine" ]

    2:  A metaphor used by Chief Bromdon in Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to describe the shaping influences in America. Media, government, authority figures, the social class system, citizens, greed, etc. shape members of American society; any individuals are chewed up until they are left naive and docile - certain qualities are kept, just like a combine in the field.

      * e.g.,  ...  The combine is a cause of the disapproval of American society from foreign perspectives. 

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