meaning of composition
1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. The act of writing for practice in a language, as English, Latin, German, etc.
5. The setting up of type and arranging it for printing.
6. The state of being put together or composed; conjunction; combination; adjustment.
7. A mass or body formed by combining two or more substances; as, a chemical composition.
8. 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.
9. Consistency; accord; congruity.
10. Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or conditions of settlement; agreement.
11. 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.
12. Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
13. the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed
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Related Words
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