combination

combination
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
Coming together
Nouns
1. (combination of things) combination, composite, synthesis, mixture; junction, union, unification; incorporation, merger, amalgamation, embodiment, coalescence, crasis, fusion, blending, absorption, centralization; compound, amalgam, composition, alloy; resultant; impregnation. Slang, combo. See unity.
2. (combination of people) coalition, alliance, syndicate, consortium, federation, affiliation, association. See cooperation, party.
Verbs — combine, unite, incorporate, amalgamate, affiliate, compound, embody, absorb, reembody, blend, merge, fuse, melt into one, consolidate, coalesce, centralize; put or lump together; cement a union, marry; federate, associate, syndicate, fraternize; gang up, throw or go in with, join up with. Slang, get into bed with.
Adjectives — combined, affiliated, allied, united; combinatorial; impregnated with, ingrained. Informal, in cahoots.
Phrases — don't put all your eggs in one basket; it takes two to tango; two heads are better than one; united we stand, divided we fall.
Quotations — All for one, one for all (Dumas).
Antonyms, see decomposition, disjunction.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The act of combining]
Syn. uniting, joining, unification, blending; see incorporation 2 , union 1 .
2. [An association]
Syn. union, alliance, federation; see alliance 3 , organization 3 .
3. [Something formed by combining]
Syn. compound, aggregate, blend; see mixture 1 .
4. [Symbols used as a key]
Syn. order, sequence, succession; see key 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. mixture mix, amalgam, amalgamation, blending, aggregation, conglomeration, assemblage, joining, union, compound, composite, consolidation.
2. association alliance, union, affiliation, coalition, league, faction, federation, partnership, bloc.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The state of being associated: affiliation, alliance, association, conjunction, connection, cooperation, partnership. See NEAR. 2. The result of combining: composite, compound, conjugation, unification, union, unity. See ASSEMBLE. 3. A group of individuals united in a common cause: bloc, cartel, coalition, combine, faction, party, ring1. See GROUP.

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