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The term "combination" in literature often signifies the merging or coalescence of distinct elements—be they physical, abstract, or metaphorical—to create a unified whole. In some texts, it is employed to describe tangible unions, such as the blending of musical instruments that yield a unique resonance ([1], [2], [3]), or the literal joining of materials and letters in technical discussions ([4], [5]). In other instances, authors use "combination" to illuminate the fusion of qualities, whether describing a character’s layered personality ([6], [7]) or the complex interplay of nature and circumstance in philosophical and psychological discourse ([8], [9]). This versatility extends further to stylistic and grammatical constructs as well as to abstract, sometimes mathematical, reasoning ([10], [11], [12]), demonstrating that across genres and disciplines, "combination" serves as a powerful metaphor for interconnectedness and synthesis.
  1. The combination of a wood-wind and brass instrument produces a complex resonance in which the tone of the brass predominates.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  2. The combination of 3 trombones or 4 horns in unison is frequently met with, and produces extreme power and resonance of tone.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  3. The combination of strings, wood-wind and brass instruments, set side by side, produces a full, round and firm tone.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  4. This second variety appeared in the combination ll , or whenever l was followed by the front vowels ( 43 ) e or i , or when it was final.
    — from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane
  5. The combination kz , as in ekzisti , ekzameno , must not be modified to the gs or ks represented by x in exist , execute .
    — from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
  6. “She’s an extraordinary combination.
    — from The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by Henry James
  7. I have often thought him since, like the steam-hammer that can crush a man or pat an egg-shell, in his combination of strength with gentleness.
    — from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
  8. The dreamer in his relation to his dream-wishes can be compared only to a combination of two persons bound together by some strong common quality.
    — from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud
  9. He demonstrated irrefutably that it was perfectly impossible for reason to think a priori and by means of concepts a combination involving necessity.
    — from Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics by Immanuel Kant
  10. The combination of grammar and reader here offered is therefore unique.
    — from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
  11. Neither the length of the word nor the combination of letters seems to make any difference to the child.
    — from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
  12. Combination and Group Problems, 76 .
    — from Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney

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