Definition of combo
combos
1 : a usually small jazz or dance band
2 informal : combination an appealing color combo
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Examples of combo in a Sentence
The carpet design comes in three different color combos.
Recent Examples of combo from the Web
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Next on the menu are chicken, beans and rice from a combo Crucian-Puerto Rican restaurant, a filling meal with origins in both plantation slave food on St. Croix and the Puerto Rican traditional meal of beans and rice.
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Vicodin is the brand name for a combo painkiller that mixes hydrocodone, an opiate, with acetaminophen, the active ingredient of Tylenol.
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Annual fees for saltwater licenses for residents are $37 ; a combo license is $54.
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The combo platter of excitement over a long-lousy team and the acquisition of local legend Marshawn Lynch melted a lot of anger in folks ticked off at the Raiders for signing an agreement to leave the city for Las Vegas in 2020.
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The menu is numbered, and regulars all have a favorite burger combo.
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Up front, Harry Shipp is once again in at the midfielder spot that’s been a revolving door for much of the season as the team seeks the right combo to compliment Jordan Morris, Clint Dempsey and Nicolas Lodeiro.
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With specials that include $2.50 Taco Tuesdays and a $12 beer, shot and taco combo daily 5-7 p.m., there's no doubt the 50-seat sidewalk cafe at this Mexican-fusion restaurant will be hopping this summer.
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Still, the music — high-end theatrical pop adorned with melisma and other Silk Road accents — rewards the ear and is well orchestrated by the composer for a small combo including the lutelike Afghan rubab.
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Origin and Etymology of combo
combination + 1-o
COMBO Defined for English Language Learners
combo
playDefinition of combo for English Language Learners
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: a small musical group that plays jazz or dance music
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: a combination of different things
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