combination vs collection

collection vs combination

combination and collection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
combination	Yes	No	No	No
collection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, collection is a hypernym of combination; that is, collection is a word with a broader meaning than combination:

combination: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole

Other hypernyms of combination include accumulation, aggregation, assemblage.

combination (noun)	collection (noun)
the act of combining things to form a new whole	the act of gathering something together
the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order	a publication containing a variety of works
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities	request for a sum of money
a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose	several things grouped together or considered as a whole
a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
a coordinated sequence of chess moves

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