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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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   noun. These are words and phrases related to composition. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of composition. The orchestra played a modern composition. Synonyms. work. opus. piece. creation. concoction. production. exercise. essay. etude. The composition of the report took two months. Synonyms.

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   Synonyms for COMPOSITIONS: works, opera, pieces, numbers, masterpieces, opuses, sketches, classics, showpieces, models

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   What is a synonym for a musical composition?

   • A musical composition is also known as a musical work that has been created, a synonym for which is 'opus' or 'piece of music'. Synonyms for musical composition include 'opus' and 'piece of music'.

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   • Synonyms: constitute, comprise, make up, form, include, more... Collocations: compose a [song, play, symphony, piece], compose an [opera, album, arrangement], compose music, more... can we compose a space using audio and video? Compose the wording...

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   What is the difference between a composition and a translation?

   • Materials of different composition absorb and reflect light differently. Bach's compositions are undoubtedly among the greatest ever written. Write a composition on the subject `What I Did on My Holidays'. At school, composition tests your stamina, whereas translation requires intelligence.

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