combination vs unit

unit vs combination

combination and unit both are nouns.

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

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

combination: a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
unit: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group

Other hypernyms of combination include social unit.

combination (noun)	unit (noun)
the act of combining things to form a new whole	an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order	a single undivided whole
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities	an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose	a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock	any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
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)	an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
a coordinated sequence of chess moves

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