noun
Meaning 1
The act by which things are combined or brought together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
combining
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Pronunciation
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/kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M B AY1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of combine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of combining things to form a new whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: combination, compounding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change of integrity
Narrower terms: attachment, affixation, confusion, mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing, fusion, blend, blending, interspersion, interspersal, temperance, union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure, consolidation, integration
noun
Meaning 4
an occurrence that results in things being united
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: combine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: union
Narrower terms: recombination, consolidation, mix, mixture, conglomeration, conglobation
History
Etymology
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