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   Com·po·si·tion

   /ˌkämpəˈziSH(ə)n/

   

   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 makeupconstitutionconfigurationstructureconstructionconformationformationformframeworkfabricanatomyarrangementorganizationformatlayoutinformal:setup
   • ▪ the action of putting things together; formation or construction: "the composition of a new government was announced"
   • ▪ 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, especially one serving the purpose of a natural one: "composition flooring" Similar mixturecompoundamalgamblendmixadmixture
   • ▪ the formation of words into a compound word.
   • ▪ 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 work of music, literature, or art: "Chopin's most romantic compositions" Similar work of artworkcreationliterary/musical/artistic workopusoeuvrepiecearrangementpoemnovelplaydramasymphonyconcertooperapaintingdrawingpicture
   • ▪ the action or art of producing a work of music, literature, or art: "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: "spoiling the composition of many of the pictures" Similar arrangementdispositionlayoutdesignorganizationconstructionproportionsharmonybalancesymmetry
   • 3. the preparing of text for printing by setting up the characters in order: "an external contractor providing computerized composition and typesetting"
   • 4. a legal agreement to pay an amount of money in lieu of a larger debt or other obligation: "he had been released by deed on making a composition with the creditors"
   • ▪ an amount of money paid under a legal agreement: "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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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › compositionComposition - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. a musical work that has been created. “the composition is written in four movements”. synonyms: musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music. see more. noun. the act of creating written works. synonyms: authorship, penning, writing. see more.

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

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   5 days ago · Composition is the act of composing something such as a piece of music or a poem. These plays are arranged in their order of composition. Synonyms: production , creation , making , fashioning More Synonyms of composition

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcomposition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [uncountable] the act of composing something, especially a piece of music; the art of writing music. pieces performed in the order of their composition. to study composition. [uncountable] (art) the arrangement of people or objects in a painting or photograph Topics Art c2. Word Origin.

5. www.britannica.com › dictionary › compositionComposition Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   4. [noncount] : the art or process of writing words or music. She studies musical theory and composition. 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.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › compositionComposition - definition of composition by The Free Dictionary

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   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. General makeup: the changing composition of the electorate. d. The result or product of composing; a mixture or compound. 2. Arrangement of artistic parts so as to form a unified whole. 3. a.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCOMPOSITION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   a piece of music that someone has written: The children played their own compositions in the concert. composition noun (WRITING MUSIC) the process or skill of writing music: He taught composition at Yale. composition noun (WRITING) B1. a short piece of writing about a particular subject, done by a student. composition noun (ARRANGEMENT)

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishcomposition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [uncountable] the act of composing something pieces performed in the order of their composition. [uncountable] the art of writing music to study composition. [countable] a short text that is written as a school exercise; a short essay. [uncountable] (art) the arrangement of people or objects in a painting or photograph.