combined

[kuhm-bahynd]

adjective

1. made by combining; joined; united, as in a chemical compound.

2. taken as a whole or considered together; in the aggregate.

   outselling all other brands combined.

Other Word Forms

• combinedly adverb
• combinedness noun
• semicombined adjective
• uncombined adjective
• well-combined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of combined¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; combine + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science led an international effort that combined state-of-the-art chemical techniques with artificial intelligence.

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It was a matter of paying close attention, combined with a great deal of practice.

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Now they had combined the two and were heating the resulting mixture over a gas flame, which seemed harmless enough.

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They also combined their vacation Bible school, where children learned about the Bible during summer vacation.

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The discovery that copper and tin could be combined to form a new and stronger metal, called bronze, changed the course of human history.

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Related Words

• connected 
• mixed 
• united