composition
- composition
noun
1 parts that form sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ overall
▪ The overall composition of the Senate was Democrats 57 and Republicans 43.
▪ internal
▪ the character of the state and its internal composition
▪ exact, precise
▪ changing
▪ the changing composition of the workforce
▪ age, class, demographic, ethnic, family, gender, household, population, racial, social
▪ the ethnic composition of the region
▪ species
▪ chemical, mineralogical
VERB + COMPOSITION
▪ determine
▪ elections to determine the composition of the assembly
▪ analyse/analyze, measure, study
▪ alter, change
▪ Irradiation changes the chemical composition of a spice.
COMPOSITION + VERB
▪ change, differ
▪ Has household composition changed in the last decade?
PHRASES
▪ a change in the composition of sth
2 piece of music
ADJECTIVE
▪ classical, instrumental, musical
▪ original
▪ an original composition by a popular young composer
VERB + COMPOSITION
▪ write
▪ perform, play
PREPOSITION
▪ composition by
▪ a composition by John Cage
▪ composition for
▪ a composition for violin and piano
3 art of writing music
VERB + COMPOSITION
▪ study
▪ teach
PHRASES
▪ a method of composition
4 piece of writing
ADJECTIVE
▪ literary, original, poetic, prose
VERB + COMPOSITION
▪ do, write
▪ In the exam you will have to do a composition.
PREPOSITION
▪ composition on
▪ a composition on the effects of crime
5 work of art
ADJECTIVE
▪ abstract, figure, formal, pictorial
▪ original
▪ perfect
VERB + COMPOSITION
▪ create
PREPOSITION
▪ composition by
▪ a composition by the sculptor, Bernt Notke
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composition — [ kɔ̃pozisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe au sens I; de composer I ♦ Action de composer. 1 ♦ (1365) Action, manière de former un tout en assemblant plusieurs parties, plusieurs éléments. ⇒ agencement, arrangement, assemblage, combinaison, constitution,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
composition — COMPOSITION. s. fém. Action de composer quelque chose. Être occupé à la composition d une machine, d unouvrage. f♛/b] Il se prend aussi pour l Ouvrage même qui résulte de cette action de composer, pour l assemblage de plusieurs parties qui ne… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
composition — Composition. s. f. v. Assemblage de plusieurs parties. La composition de l Univers. la composition d une machine. les ressorts qui entrent dans la composition d une machine, toutes les parties qui entrent dans la composition du corps humain.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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composition — @ composition deed An agreement embodying the terms of a composition between a debtor and his creditors @ composition of matter In patent law, a substance composed of two or more different substances, without regard to form. A mixture or chemical … Black's law dictionary
composition — @ composition deed An agreement embodying the terms of a composition between a debtor and his creditors @ composition of matter In patent law, a substance composed of two or more different substances, without regard to form. A mixture or chemical … Black's law dictionary
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composition — com·po·si·tion n: an agreement between an insolvent debtor and several creditors whereby partial payment of the debts discharges in full the original obligations compare accord, compromise Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
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