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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 › english › compositionCOMPOSITION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of composition in music, art, writing, and business. Find out how to use composition in a sentence with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word composition, from the act or process of composing to the qualitative and quantitative makeup of a chemical compound. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › compositionCOMPOSITION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Composition is the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole, or the resulting state or product. It can also refer to a work of art, music, literature, or a chemical compound. Learn more about the word history, derived forms, and example sentences of composition.

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

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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. The word composition comes from the Latin componere, meaning "put together" and its meaning remains close to this.

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

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   Composition is the act or result of combining parts or elements to form a whole. It can also refer to the arrangement of artistic parts, the formation of compounds, or a short essay. See different meanings and usage of composition in various fields.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › compositionCOMPOSITION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   When you talk about the composition of something, you are referring to the way in which its various parts are put together and arranged.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitioncomposition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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