Definitions of Composition [ˌkɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən]

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Definition of 'Composition'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) composition
the manner of being composed; arrangement or combination of parts or elements.

2.  composition
the parts or elements of which something is composed; makeup; constitution.

3.  composition
the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole.

4.  composition
the resulting state or product.

5.  composition
an aggregate material formed from two or more substances.

6.  composition
a short essay written as a school exercise.

7.  composition
the act or process of producing a literary work.

8.  composition
a piece of music.

9.  composition
the act or art of composing music.

10.  composition
the organization or grouping of the different parts of a work of art so as to achieve a unified whole.

11.  composition
the process of forming compound words.

12.  composition
a settlement by mutual agreement.

13.  composition
the setting up of type for printing.

14.  composition
the makeup of pages for printing.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME ( < AF ) < L compositiō=composi-, var. s. of

Definition of 'Composition'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) composition, composing
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
"harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art"

2. (noun) constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up
the way in which someone or something is composed

3. (noun) composition
a mixture of ingredients

4. (noun) musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
a musical work that has been created
"the composition is written in four movements"

5. (noun) composing, composition
musical creation

6. (noun) writing, authorship, composition, penning
the act of creating written works
"writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

7. (noun) typography, composition
art and technique of printing with movable type

8. (noun) composition, paper, report, theme
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
"he got an A on his composition"

9. (noun) composition
something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
"he envied the composition of their faculty"

Definition of 'Composition'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) composition
different parts of sth and their organization
the composition of the atmosphere

2. composition
a piece of music or art, a story sb has written, etc.
***an original composition by the author

3. composition
the process of creating a piece of music, art, or writing
***the composition of his first symphony

Definition of 'Composition'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Composition
the act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients

2. (noun) Composition
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

3. (noun) Composition
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

4. (noun) Composition
the act of writing for practice in a language, as English, Latin, German, etc

5. (noun) Composition
the setting up of type and arranging it for printing

6. (noun) Composition
the state of being put together or composed; conjunction; combination; adjustment

7. (noun) Composition
a mass or body formed by combining two or more substances; as, a chemical composition

8. (noun) 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

9. (noun) Composition
consistency; accord; congruity

10. (noun) Composition
mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or conditions of settlement; agreement

11. (noun) Composition
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

12. (noun) Composition
synthesis as opposed to analysis

Translation of 'Composition'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: something composed, eg music his latest composition.
Afrikaans: komposisie, toonsetting;	Arabic: تَأليف	Bulgarian: композиция
Brazilian: composição	Czech: skladba	German: die Komposition
Danish: komposition	Greek: σύνθεση	Spanish: composición
Estonian: (heli)teos	Farsi: ترکیب؛ آهنگ	Finnish: teos
French: composition	Hebrew: יְצִירָה	Hindi: संयोजन
Croatian: sastav	Hungarian: kompozíció	Indonesian: gubahan
Icelandic: (tón)verk	Italian: composizione	Japanese: 作曲
Korean: 작곡	Lithuanian: kūrinys, kompozicija	Latvian: kompozīcija
Malay: gubahan	Dutch: compositie	Norwegian: komposisjon, verk
Polish: kompozycja	Persian: ترکیب؛ آهنگ	Pashto: سندړه
Portuguese: composição	Romanian: compoziţie	Russian: произведение
Slovak: skladba	Slovenian: skladba	Serbian: kompozicija
Swedish: komposition	Thai: บทประพันธ์	Turkish: beste
Taiwanese: (音樂等)作品	Ukrainian: композиція; літературний	Urdu: ترتیب کی ہوئی شے
Vietnamese: tác phẩm	Chinese: （音乐等）作品
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