Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of combine
nouncombining (plural combinings)
plural combinings
- The act by which things are combined or brought together.
these little combinings together, of friends, for objects in themselves extremely laudable, but which the law terms conspiracies
1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter number or name)”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1841, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of combining things to form a new whole
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Broader
change of integrity
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