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Meaning of 'composition' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Composition [ n.]
- The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.
- The invention or combination of the parts of any literary work or discourse, or of a work of art; as, the composition of a poem or a piece of music.
- The art or practice of so combining the different parts of a work of art as to produce a harmonious whole; also, a work of art considered as such. See 4, below.
- The act of writing for practice in a language, as English, Latin, German, etc.
- The setting up of type and arranging it for printing.
- The state of being put together or composed; conjunction; combination; adjustment.
- A mass or body formed by combining two or more substances; as, a chemical composition.
- A literary, musical, or artistic production, especially one showing study and care in arrangement; -- often used of an elementary essay or translation done as an educational exercise.
- Consistency; accord; congruity.
- Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or conditions of settlement; agreement.
- The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between the parties; also, the sum or amount of compensation agreed upon in the adjustment.
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.

Meaning of 'composition' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . composition [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
Example in sentence:
  • harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art
Meaning (2):
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
Example in sentence:
  • he envied the composition of their faculty
Meaning (3):
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
Example in sentence:
  • he got an A on his composition
Meaning (4):
- the act of creating written works
Example in sentence:
  • it was a matter of disputed authorship;
  • writing was a form of therapy for him
Meaning (5):
- a musical work that has been created
Example in sentence:
  • the composition is written in four movements

Nearby Words:

com- coma comanches comart comate comatose comatous comatula comatulid comb

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