combinatory

[kuhm-bahy-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

com·bin·a·to·ry

[kuhm-bahy-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

Origin:
1640–50; combinat(ion) + -ory1
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Combinatory has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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combinative, combinatorial or combinatory (ˈkɒmbɪˌneɪtɪv, -nətɪv, ˌkɒmbɪnəˈtɔːrɪəl, ˈkɒmbɪnətərɪ, -trɪ)
 
adj
1.  resulting from being, tending to be, or able to be joined or mixed together
2.  linguistics Compare isolative (of a sound change) occurring only in specific contexts or as a result of some other factor, such as change of stress within a word
 
combinatorial, combinatorial or combinatory
 
adj
 
combinatory, combinatorial or combinatory
 
adj

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