Composition
Definicion of dictionary
a. The combining of distinct parts or
elements to form a whole.
b. The manner in which such parts are
combined or related.
c. General makeup: the changing
composition of the electorate.
d. The result or product of
composing; a mixture or compound.
2. Arrangement of artistic parts so
as to form a unified whole.
3.
a. The art or act of composing a
musical or literary work.
b. A work of music, literature, or
art, or its structure or organization.
4. A short essay, especially one
written as an academic exercise.
5. Law A settlement whereby the
creditors of a debtor about to enter bankruptcy agree, in return for some
financial consideration, usually proffered immediately, to the discharge of
their respective claims on receipt of payment which is in a lesser amount
than that actually owed on the claim.
6. Linguistics The formation of compounds from
separate words.
7. Printing Typesetting.
[Middle
English composicioun, from Old French composition, from Latin compositi
 , compositin-, from compositus, past participle of compnere, to put together; see component.]
com
 po·si tion·al adj.
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composition
(ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən)
n
1. the act of putting together or
making up by combining parts or ingredients
2. something formed in this manner or
the resulting state or quality; a mixture
3. the parts of which something is
composed or made up; constitution
4. (Music, other) a work of music, art,
or literature
5. (Literary & Literary Critical
Terms) a work of music, art, or literature
6. (Art Terms) a work of music, art, or
literature
7. (Art Terms) the harmonious
arrangement of the parts of a work of art in relation to each other and to the
whole
8. (Education) a piece of writing
undertaken as an academic exercise in grammatically acceptable writing; an
essay
9. (Printing, Lithography &
Bookbinding) printing the act or technique of setting up type
10. (Linguistics) linguistics the
formation of compound words
11. (Logic) logic the fallacy of
inferring that the properties of the part are also true of the whole, as every
member of the team has won a prize, so the team will win a prize
12. (Law)
a. a settlement by mutual consent, esp
a legal agreement whereby the creditors agree to accept partial payment of a
debt in full settlement
b. the sum so agreed
13. (Chemistry) chem the nature
and proportions of the elements comprising a chemical compound
[C14: from
Old French, from Latin compositus; see composite, -ion]
ˌcompoˈsitional adj
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com•po•si•tion
(ˌkɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən)
n.
n.
1. the manner of being composed;
arrangement or combination of parts or elements.
2. the parts or elements of which
something is composed; makeup; constitution.
3. the act of combining parts or
elements to form a whole.
4. the resulting state or product.
5. an aggregate material formed from
two or more substances.
6. a short essay written as a school
exercise.
7. the act or process of producing a
literary work.
8. a piece of music.
9. the act or art of composing music.
10. the organization or grouping of the
different parts of a work of art so as to achieve a unified whole.
11. the process of forming compound
words.
12. a settlement by mutual agreement.
13.
a. the setting up of type for printing.
b. the makeup of pages for printing.
[1350–1400;
Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin compositiō=composi-,
variant s. of compōnere (see component) + -tiō -tion]
com`po•si′tion•al, adj.
com`po•si′tion•al•ly, adv.
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Composition an aggregate; a mixture; objects or persons
of different natures associated together.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright
2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Noun
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composition - 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"
placement, arrangement - the spatial property of the way in which
something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the
placement of the chairs"
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composition - the way in which someone or
something is composed
property - a basic or essential attribute
shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of
atomic particles"
structure - the manner of construction of
something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the
structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene
molecule"
phenotype - what an organism looks like as
a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment
texture, grain - the physical composition of something (especially
with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance);
"breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine
grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a
stone of coarse grain"
karyotype - the appearance of the
chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including
the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)
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composition - a mixture of ingredients
mixture - (chemistry) a substance
consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions
and not with chemical bonding)
paste - any mixture of a soft and
malleable consistency
compost - a mixture of decaying
vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
soup - any composition having a
consistency suggestive of soup
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 composition - a musical work that has been
created; "the composition is written in four movements"
morceau - a short literary or musical
composition
sheet music - a musical composition in
printed or written form; "she turned the pages of the music as he
played"
music - an artistic form of auditory
communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and
continuous manner
musical arrangement, arrangement - a piece of music that has been adapted for
performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
realisation, realization - a musical composition that has been completed or
enriched by someone other than the composer
intermezzo - a short piece of instrumental
music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera
allegro - a musical composition or musical
passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner
allegretto - a musical composition or
musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but
not as fast as allegro
andante - a musical composition or
musical passage to be performed moderately slow
introit - a composition of vocal music
that is appropriate for opening church services
solo - a musical composition for one
voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
trio - a musical composition for three
performers
bagatelle - a light piece of music for
piano
canon - a contrapuntal piece of music
in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
etude - a short composition for a solo
instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
toccata - a baroque musical composition
(usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs
in a rhythmically free style
fantasia - a musical composition of a free
form usually incorporating several familiar themes
movement - a major self-contained part of
a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"
largo - (music) a composition or
passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
larghetto - (music) a composition or
passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than
adagio
suite - a musical composition of
several movements only loosely connected
medley, pastiche, potpourri - a musical composition consisting of a series of
songs or other musical pieces from various sources
adagio - (music) a composition played in
adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too
quickly"
song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a
successful musical must have at least three good songs"
study - a composition intended to
develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato
bowing"
capriccio - an instrumental composition
that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with
improvisation
motet - an unaccompanied choral
composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church
service; originated in the 13th century
program music, programme music - musical compositions intended
to evoke images or remind the listener of events
incidental music - music composed to accompany the
action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes
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composition - musical creation
creating by mental acts - the act of creating something
by thinking
realisation, realization - the completion or enrichment of a piece of music
left sparsely notated by a composer
recapitulation - (music) the repetition of
themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of
a movement)
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 composition - the act of creating written
works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a
matter of disputed authorship"
verbal creation - creating something by the use
of speech and language
adoxography - fine writing in praise of
trivial or base subjects; "Elizabethan schoolboys were taught
adoxography, the art of eruditely praising worthless things";
"adoxography is particularly useful to lawyers"
drafting - writing a first version to be
filled out and polished later
dramatisation, dramatization - conversion into dramatic form; "the play was
a dramatization of a short story"
historiography - the writing of history
metrification - writing a metrical composition
(or the metrical structure of a composition)
redaction - the act of putting something in
writing
lexicography - the act of writing dictionaries
versification - the art or practice of writing
verse
indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a
poem"; "He wrote four novels"
profile - write about; "The author
of this article profiles a famous painter"
paragraph - write paragraphs; work as a
paragrapher
dash off, fling off, scratch off, toss off, knock off - write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her
husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off
a thank-you note to the hostess"
rewrite - rewrite so as to make fit to
suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in
schools"
write copy - write for commercial
publications; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar"
author - be the author of; "She
authored this play"
co-author - be a co-author on (a book, a
paper)
annotate, footnote - add explanatory notes to or supply with critical
comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous
novel"
script - write a script for; "The
playwright scripted the movie"
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 composition - art and technique of printing
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composition - an essay (especially one
written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
essay - an analytic or interpretive
literary composition
term paper - a composition intended to
indicate a student's progress during a school term
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composition - something that is created by
arranging several things to form a unified whole; "he envied the
composition of their faculty"
creation - an artifact that has been
brought into existence by someone
paste-up - a composition of flat objects
pasted on a board or other backing; "they showed him a paste-up of the
book jacket"
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Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012
Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
composition
noun
1. design, form, structure, make-up, organization, arrangement, constitution, formation, layout, configuration
Materials of different composition absorb and reflect light differently.
2. creation, work, piece, production, opus, masterpiece, chef-d'oeuvre (French)
Bach's compositions are undoubtedly among the greatest ever written.
3. essay, writing, study, exercise, treatise, literary work Write a
composition on the subject `What I Did on My Holidays'.
4. arrangement, balance, proportion, harmony, symmetry, concord, consonance, placing Let us study the
composition of this painting.
5. creation, making, production, fashioning, formation, putting together, invention, compilation, formulation These plays
are arranged in order of their composition.
Quotations
"At school, composition tests your stamina, whereas translation requires intelligence. But in later life you can scoff at those who did well in composition" [Gustave Flaubert The Dictionary of Received Ideas]
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