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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.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.

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

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5. 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.

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   the act of putting together or making up by combining parts or ingredients. something formed in this manner or the resulting state or quality; a mixture. the parts of which something is composed or made up; constitution. a work of music, art, or literature.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPOSITION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   something that a person has created or written, esp. a text, a work of art, or a piece of music, or the act of creating or writing something: [ C ] a composition for piano and flute. [ C ] In school we had to write a composition (= short piece of writing) on our favorite TV programs.

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

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9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › compositioncomposition - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   Learn the meaning of composition as a noun in different contexts, such as chemistry, education, art and music. Find synonyms, pronunciation, pictures and usage notes for composition.