combination

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
  2. noun a coordinated sequence of chess moves
  3. noun a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English combinacioun, combynacyoun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combīnātiō. Morphologically combine + -ation.

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