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com·​bi·​na·​to·​ry | \ kəm-ˈbī-nə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce combinatory (audio) \

Definition of combinatory

: combinative

Examples of combinatory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His words and his charcoal-palette drawings have a combinatory intelligence. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2020 This is serious music that makes the most of its combinatory possibilities. — John Adamian, courant.com, 25 Oct. 2019

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First Known Use of combinatory

1647, in the meaning defined above

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“Combinatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combinatory. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.

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