combinatory

English

Etymology

From combine +‎ -atory.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒm.bɪ.nə.tɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑm.bə.nəˌtɔɹ.i/, /kəmˈbaɪ.nəˌtɔɹ.i/

Adjective

combinatory (comparative more combinatory, superlative most combinatory)

1. Of, relating to, or derived from a combination or combinations; combinative or combinatorial.
   1. (linguistics, of phonetic change) conditioned on a combination of phonemes (rather than a phoneme changing by itself in any position)
2. Having the ability to combine; combinable, combinational or combining.

Derived terms

• combinatory logic