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Combination Mattress (Hybrid Synonym)

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In UK retail language, a combination mattress usually means a hybrid. It has a pocket-spring support unit topped with foam or other comfort layers. The term is older catalogue language for the same layered build now marketed as hybrid. Always read the layered stack — springs, foams, latex — rather than the label alone.

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Definition. A combination mattress is UK shop language for a hybrid. It has pocket springs topped with foam, latex, or fibre comfort layers rather than a single-material core.

Treat “combination” and “hybrid” as naming variants for the same class of layered stack. Spec sheets still decide feel: spring type, spring density, foam chemistry, and depth. Full anatomy: Hybrid mattress construction. A combination sleeper is a different idea — someone who changes position. See the combination sleeper guide.