composition in English dictionary

  • composition

    Meanings and definitions of "composition"

    • The combining of different parts to make a whole. [from 14th c.]
    • The general makeup of something. [from 14th c.]
    • (obsolete) An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce. [14th-19th c.]
    • (obsolete) An agreement to pay money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling. [16th-19th c.]
    • A mixture or compound; the result of composing. [from 16th c.]
    • An essay. [from 16th c.]
    • (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words. [from 16th c.]
    • A work of music, literature or art. [from 17th c.]
    • (printing) typesetting. [from 19th c.]
    • noun
      The proportion of different parts to make a whole. [from 14th c.]
    • noun
      The general makeup of something. [from 14th c.]
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce. [14th-19th c.]
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      An agreement to pay money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling. [16th-19th c.]
    • noun
      (law)
      an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
    • noun
      A mixture or compound; the result of composing. [from 16th c.]
    • noun
      An essay. [from 16th c.]
    • noun
      (linguistics)
      The formation of compound words from separate words. [from 16th c.]
    • noun
      A work of music, literature or art. [from 17th c.]
    • noun
      (printing)
      Typesetting. [from 19th c.]
    • noun
      (mathematics)
      Applying a function to the result of another.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Consistency; accord; congruity.
    • noun
      Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
    • noun
      (painting)
      The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
    • noun
      (object-oriented programming)
      Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
    • combining of different parts to make a whole
    • general makeup of something
    • mixture or compound
    • work of music, literature or art
    • essay
    • An activity flow created from multiple actions. Composition is core to the Human Workflow Services system.
    • setting (of music)
    • The way in which a certain structure, organism etc. is built.
    • The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
    • noun
      an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
    • noun
      art and technique of printing with movable type
    • noun
      a mixture of ingredients
    • noun
      a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
    • noun
      musical creation
    • noun
      something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole; "he envied the composition of their faculty"
    • noun
      the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      the way in which someone or something is composed

    Synonyms of "composition" in English dictionary

    piece, creation, paper are the top synonyms of "composition" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of composition

    • composition ( plural  compositions)
    • composition (plural compositions)
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