composition

[Com`po*si·tion]

Composition is another word for writing the act of writing or the piece of writing that results. It also refers to what something is made of.

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The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses: (a)

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the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

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musical creation

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something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole; "he envied the composition of their faculty"

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the way in which someone or something is composed

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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"

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an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"

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art and technique of printing with movable type

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a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"

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a mixture of ingredients

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The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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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.

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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.

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The act of writing for practice in a language, as English, Latin, German, etc.

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The setting up of type and arranging it for printing.

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The state of being put together or composed; conjunction; combination; adjustment.

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A mass or body formed by combining two or more substances; as, a chemical composition.

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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.

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Consistency; accord; congruity.

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Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or conditions of settlement; agreement.

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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.

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Synthesis as opposed to analysis.

Composition

Com`po*si"tion , n. [F. composition, fr. L. compositio. See Composite.] 1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses: (a) 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. "The constant habit of elaborate composition." Macaulay. (b) (Fine Arts) 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. (c) The act of writing for practice in a language, as English, Latin, German, etc. (d) (Print.) The setting up of type and arranging it for printing. 2. The state of being put together or composed; conjunction; combination; adjustment.

View them in composition with other things.

The elementary composition of bodies.

3. A mass or body formed by combining two or more substances; as, a chemical composition.

A omposition that looks . . . like marble.

4. 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. 5. Consistency; accord; congruity. [Obs.]

There is no composition in these news That gives them credit.

6. Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or conditions of settlement; agreement.

Thus we are agreed: I crave our composition may be written.

7. (Law) 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.

Compositions for not taking the order of knighthood.

Cleared by composition with their creditors.

8. Synthesis as opposed to analysis.

The investigation of difficult things by the method of analysis ought ever to precede the method of composition.

Composition cloth, a kind of clotch covered with a preparation making it waterproof. -- Composition deed, an agreement for composition between a debtor and several creditors. -- Composition plane (Crystallog.), the plane by which the two individuals of a twin crystal are united in their reserved positions. -- Composition of forces (Mech.), the finding of a single force (called the resultant) which shall be equal in effect to two or more given forces (called the components) when acting in given directions. Herbert. -- Composition metal, an alloy resembling brass, which is sometimes used instead of copper for sheathing vessels; -- also called Muntz metal and yellow metal. -- Composition of proportion (Math.), an arrangement of four proportionals so that the sum of the arrangement of four proportionals so that the sum of the third and fourth to the fourth.

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses: (a)

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Usage Examples

When I left Europe in 1987 I did so with the thought that my relevance as a composition teacher would benefit from a certain cool distance to certain tendencies I had been observing for several years with increasing disquiet.

When I was four years old, my mother put me into a school for early music education where you get perfect pitch and harmony and composition.

Those Dutchmen had hardly any imagination or fantasy, but their good taste and their scientific knowledge of composition were enormous.

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding.

Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted.

And harmony means that the relationship between all the elements used in a composition is balanced, is good.

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Other Usage Examples

My religion lies in my composition.

Everybody has a right to like or dislike anything or anyone. From a flower to a flavor to a book or a composition but it is very sad that in our country we actually fight over such things in an unseemly manner.

Good composition is like a suspension bridge - each line adds strength and takes none away.

I've been a teacher at the college level, in composition mostly, and I've been an editor on magazines.

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all.

I have always been willing to admit when I made a mistake. I made a mistake in my understanding of the composition of the Contras, not on my opposition to the Contra war.