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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMPOSITION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a piece of music that someone has written: This concerto is one of her earlier / later compositions. C2 [ U ] the process or skill of writing music: At music school I studied piano and composition. C2 [ C ] the way that people or things are arranged in a painting or photograph: a group composition. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › compositionComposition Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of COMPOSITION is the act or process of composing; specifically : arrangement into specific proportion or relation and especially into artistic form. How to use composition in a sentence.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › compositionComposition - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   the way in which someone or something is composed. synonyms: constitution, make-up, makeup, physical composition. see more. the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts. what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment.

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

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   The composition of something is the things that it consists of and the way that they are arranged.

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

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   [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.

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

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   composition (somewhat formal) the different parts or people that combine to form something; the way in which they combine: recent changes in the composition of our workforce construction the way that something has been built or made: He blamed the accident on shoddy construction.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › compositionComposition Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Composition definition: Arrangement of artistic parts so as to form a unified whole.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › composition_ncomposition, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   There are 42 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun composition, 11 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. composition has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of composition – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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    COMPOSITION definition: 1. the parts, substances, etc that something consists of: 2. a piece of music that someone has…. Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPOSITION definition | Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

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    COMPOSITION meaning: 1. a short piece of writing about a particular subject, done by a student: 2. a piece of music…. Learn more.