combination vs conjugation

conjugation vs combination

combination and conjugation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, conjugation is a hyponym of combination; that is, conjugation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than combination:

combination: the act of combining things to form a new whole
conjugation: the act of making or becoming a single unit

Other hyponyms of combination include affixation, attachment, confusion, admixture, commixture, intermixture, mix, mixing, mixture, fusion, blend, blending, interspersal, interspersion, temperance, jointure, unification, union, uniting, consolidation, integration.

combination (noun)	conjugation (noun)
the act of combining things to form a new whole	the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order	the act of making or becoming a single unit
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities	a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose	the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock	the inflection of verbs
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)	the state of being joined together
a coordinated sequence of chess moves

Difference between combination and conjugation

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