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   composition

   /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up: "the social composition of villages" Similar make-upconstitutionconfigurationstructureconstructionconformationformationformframeworkfabricanatomyarrangementorganizationformatlayoutinformal:set-up
   • ▪ the action of putting things together; formation or construction: "the composition of a new government was announced in November"
   • ▪ a thing composed of various elements: "a theory is a composition of interrelated facts"
   • ▪ mental constitution; character: archaic "persons who have a touch of madness in their composition"
   • ▪ a compound artificial substance or material: "composition tiles" Similar mixturecompoundamalgamblendmixadmixture
   • ▪ the successive application of functions to a variable, the value of the first function being the argument of the second, and so on: "composition of functions, when defined, is associative"
   • ▪ the process of finding the resultant of a number of forces: "the composition of forces"
   • 2. a creative work, especially a poem or piece of music: "Chopin's most romantic compositions" Similar work of artworkcreationliterary/musical/artistic workopusoeuvrepiecearrangementpoemnovelplaydramasymphonyconcertooperapaintingdrawingpicture
   • ▪ the action or art of producing a creative work such as a poem or piece of music: "the technical aspects of composition" Similar writingcreationdevisingmaking upthinking upframingformulationproductionfashioningoriginationinventionconcoctioncompilation
   • ▪ an essay, especially one written by a school or college student: "we had a class composition, ‘My Best Friend’" Similar essaypaperarticletextstudypiece of writingtasktheme
   • ▪ the artistic arrangement of the parts of a picture: "none of the other photographs shared this particular composition" Similar arrangementdispositionlayoutdesignorganizationconstructionproportionsharmonybalancesymmetry
   • 3. the preparation of text for printing by setting up characters or by establishing its style and appearance electronically: "an external contractor providing computerized composition and typesetting"
   • 4. a legal agreement to pay a sum in lieu of a larger debt or other obligation: "he had been released by deed on making a composition with the creditors"
   • ▪ a sum paid in lieu of a larger debt: "Royalists redeemed their sequestrated estates by paying compositions"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin compositio(n-), from componere ‘put together’.

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   COMPOSITION definition: 1. a piece of music that someone has written: 2. the process or skill of writing music: 3. the…. Learn more.

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   composition: [noun] the arrangement of type for printing. the production of type or typographic characters (as in photocomposition) arranged for printing.

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   Composition definition: the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole.. See examples of COMPOSITION used in a sentence.

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   COMPOSITION meaning: 1. a piece of music that someone has written: 2. the process or skill of writing music: 3. the…. Learn more.

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   Composition is another word for writing — the act of writing or the piece of writing that results. It also refers to what something is made of.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › compositioncomposition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Synonyms structure structure framework form composition construction fabric These are all words for the way the different parts of something combine together or the way that something has been made. structure the way in which the parts of something are connected together or arranged; a particular arrangement of parts:. the structure of the building/ human body

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMPOSITION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   11 meanings: 1. the act of putting together or making up by combining parts or ingredients 2. something formed in this manner.... Click for more definitions.

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   Define composition. composition synonyms, composition pronunciation, composition translation, English dictionary definition of composition. n. 1. a. The combining of distinct parts or elements to form a whole. b. The manner in which such parts are combined or related. c.

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    COMPOSITION meaning: 1 : the way in which something is put together or arranged the combination of parts or elements that make up something; 2 : a piece of writing

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    composition meaning, definition, what is composition: the way in which something is made up of...: Learn more.