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Combination

The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things.

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Broader term 11

Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Alignment 76% connected

The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adj…

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Alinement 76% connected

Same as Alignment.

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Alliance 76% connected

The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially betw…

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Coalition 76% connected

The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Operation 76% connected

The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.

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Sequence 76% connected

The state of being sequent; succession; order of following; arrangement.

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Unit 76% connected

A single thing or person.

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Admixture 76% connected

The act of mixing; mixture.

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Amalgam 76% connected

An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.

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Attachment 76% connected

The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…

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Blend 76% connected

To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line of demarcation, can not be distinguis…

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Blending 76% connected

of Blend

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Commixture 76% connected

The act or process of mixing; the state of being mingled; the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound.

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Complexion 76% connected

The state of being complex; complexity.

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Confusion 76% connected

The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.

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Conjugation 76% connected

the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.

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Consolidation 76% connected

The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.

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Fusion 76% connected

The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.

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Integration 76% connected

The act or process of making whole or entire.

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Intermixture 76% connected

A mass formed by mixture; a mass of ingredients mixed.

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Interspersion 76% connected

The act of interspersing, or the state of being interspersed.

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Jointure 76% connected

A joining; a joint.

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Mix 76% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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Mixing 76% connected

of Mix

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Mixture 76% connected

The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

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Temperance 76% connected

Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance…

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Unification 76% connected

The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.

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Union 76% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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Uniting 76% connected

of Unite

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Derivationally related 6

Combine 74% connected

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical u…

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Combine 74% connected

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical u…

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Compound 74% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Compound 74% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Mix 74% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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Mix 74% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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Synonym 2

Combining 92% connected

of Combine

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Compounding 92% connected

of Compound

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