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noun
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the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole.
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the resulting state or product.
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manner of being composed; structure: This painting has an orderly composition.
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makeup; constitution: His moral composition was impeccable.
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EXPANDan aggregate material formed from two or more substances: a composition of silver and tin.
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a short essay written as a school exercise.
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the act or process of producing a literary work.
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an academic course for teaching the techniques of clear, expository writing.
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a piece of music.
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the art of composing music.
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Fine Arts. the organization or grouping of the different parts of a work of art so as to achieve a unified whole.
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Grammar. the formation of compounds or derivatives: the composition of “aircraft” from “air” and “craft.”
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a settlement by mutual agreement.
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an agreement or compromise, especially one by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
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a sum of money so paid.
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Printing.
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the setting up of type for printing.
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Also called pagination. the makeup of pages for printing.
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COLLAPSEMathematics. the process of making a composite function of two given functions.
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Compositionally
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
composition
late 14c., "action of combining," also "manner in which a thing is composed," from Fr. composicion (13c.) "composition, make-up, literary work, agreement, settlement," from L. compositionem, noun of action from componere (see composite). Meaning "art of constructing sentences"
EXPANDis from 1550s; that of "literary production" (often also "writing exercise for students") is from c.1600. Printing sense is 1832; meaning "arrangement of parts in a picture" is from 1706.
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