Combination
Combination noun - A distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things.
Like and combination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a noun "Combination".
Like
Like noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.
Combination and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combination" instead a noun "Like".
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Birds of a Feather: The marriages of all three of the Bennet sisters work like this; a running Jane Austen theme is that love is a combination of esteem, friendship and like-mindedness.
Source: Literature / Pride and Prejudice -
Their name is supposedly a combination of "gnome" and "orc" but they're much more like orcs than like gnomes.
Source: Our Orcs Are Different -
The third wife is a combination of Songlian and Meishan, the second wife is a combination of Zhuoyun and Songlian, and the first wife is mostly like Yuru with hints of Zhuoyun.
Source: Film / Raise the Red Lantern
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Like and Combination. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/combination/like
Combination & Like. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/combination/like>.
Like or Combination. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/combination/like.
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