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- pronunciation:
- kam
b
neI
shn
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the result of an act of combining; things that are brought together or combined.
The soup was a combination of chicken and vegetables.- synonyms:
- assortment, blend, mixture
- similar words:
- collection, compound, group, jumble, set, variety
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| definition 2: |
a series of numbers used to open a lock.
- similar words:
- code
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| related words: |
alloy, composition, cross, mixture |
The word combination
contains the following part:
-ation
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ation
is a compound of -ate1 + -ion. It turns verbs ending in -ate into nouns (decorate/ decoration
). Not all nouns with this suffix, however, have a corresponding verb ending in -ate (information
, alteration).
Example words:
accusation, admiration, agitation, celebration, combination, communication, conversation, coronation, decoration, education, equation, imitation, information, irrigation, irritation, location, pronunciation, reservation, separation, transformation, translation, creation, elevation, discrimination, immigration, evaporation, vacation
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