kŏmpə-zĭshən
compositions
noun
compositions
The act of composing, or putting together a whole by combining parts.
Webster's New World
The manner in which such parts are combined or related.
American Heritage
The makeup of a thing or person; aggregate of ingredients or qualities and manner of their combination; constitution.
Webster's New World
That which is composed.
Webster's New World
General makeup.
The changing composition of the electorate.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Composition
Noun
Singular:
composition
Plural:
compositions
Origin of Composition
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Middle English composicioun from Old French composition from Latin compositiō compositiōn- from compositus past participle of compōnere to put together component
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French composicion, from Latin compositiō.
From Wiktionary
Composition Sentence Examples
We cannot determine the chemical composition of soil simply by touching it.
Its composition is somewhat complex.
I flipped to the final pages of the composition book, hoping for the latest entries.
In a composition which I wrote about the old cities of Greece and Italy, I borrowed my glowing descriptions, with variations, from sources I have forgotten.
Her eyes widened with the realization that he wrote this beautiful composition for her.
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