Definitions for composition

Definitions for (noun) composition

Main entry: writing, penning, authorship, composition

Definition: the act of creating written works

Usage: writing was a form of therapy for him; it was a matter of disputed authorship


Main entry: composing, composition

Definition: musical creation


Main entry: composition

Definition: something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole

Usage: he envied the composition of their faculty


Main entry: constitution, composition, physical composition, make-up, makeup

Definition: the way in which someone or something is composed


Main entry: composing, composition

Definition: the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

Usage: harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art


Main entry: paper, theme, composition, report

Definition: an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

Usage: he got an A on his composition


Main entry: composition, typography

Definition: art and technique of printing with movable type


Main entry: piece, piece of music, opus, musical composition, composition

Definition: a musical work that has been created

Usage: the composition is written in four movements


Main entry: composition

Definition: a mixture of ingredients


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