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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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   Any mixture of ingredients can be called a composition. Geologists study the composition of the earth: what it's made of and how it formed. Definitions of composition. noun. the way in which someone or something is composed. synonyms: constitution, make-up, makeup, physical composition. see more.

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

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   3 days ago · composition in British English. (ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən ) noun. 1. the act of putting together or making up by combining parts or ingredients. 2. something formed in this manner or the resulting state or quality; a mixture. 3. the parts of which something is composed or made up; constitution.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncomposition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   composition. noun. OPAL W. /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃn/. /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃn/. [uncountable] the different parts that something is made of; the way in which the different parts are organized. the chemical composition of the soil. the composition of the board of directors. the size and composition of an average class.

5. 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)

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

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   noun. /ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃn/ [uncountable] the different parts that something is made of; the way in which the different parts are organized the chemical composition of the soil the composition of the board of directors the size and composition of an average class Thesaurus. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of COMPOSITION. 1. [noncount] : the way in which something is put together or arranged. the painting's unique composition. : the combination of parts or elements that make up something. Each rock has a slightly different composition. [= makeup]

8. 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.