composition
pronunciation
How to pronounce composition in British English:
UK [ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃn]
How to pronounce composition in American English:
US [ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a mixture of ingredients
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a musical work that has been created
- musical creation
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
Word Origin
- composition (n.)
- late 14c., "action of combining," also "manner in which a thing is composed," from Old French composicion (13c., Modern French composition) "composition, make-up, literary work, agreement, settlement," from Latin compositionem (nominative compositio) "a putting together, connecting, arranging," noun of action from past participle stem of componere (see composite). Meaning "art of constructing sentences" is from 1550s; that of "literary production" (often also "writing exercise for students") is from c. 1600. Printing sense is 1832; meaning "arrangement of parts in a picture" is from 1706.
Example
- 1. We can reduce this by avoiding homogeneity in group composition .
- 2. But there are real concerns with the composition of output .
- 3. Interestingly , america 's ethnic composition seems to have little consistent economic impact .
- 4. There was better news on the composition of growth .
- 5. Good composition will do more for your photograph than anything else .