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/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/
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/ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
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/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/
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The act of putting together; assembly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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The general makeup of a thing or person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.
A payment of fine in order to settle a (usually minor) criminal charge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Topics: law
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an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
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An essay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The formation of compound words from separate words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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A work of music, literature or art.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Typesetting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Applying a function to the result of another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Consistency; accord; congruity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: painting
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: object-oriented programming
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The characters, roles, weapons, etc. being used by a team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: video-games
Examples
team composition weapon composition
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the act of creating written works
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
writing was a form of therapy for him it was a matter of disputed authorship
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Synonyms: writing, authorship, penning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: verbal creation
Narrower terms: adoxography, drafting, dramatization, dramatisation, fabrication, fictionalization, fictionalisation, historiography, metrification, novelization, novelisation, redaction, lexicography, versification
musical creation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: composing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creating by mental acts
Narrower terms: arrangement, arranging, transcription, realization, realisation, recapitulation
something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he envied the composition of their faculty
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creation
Narrower terms: paste-up
the way in which someone or something is composed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: constitution, physical composition, makeup, make-up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: property
Narrower terms: structure, phenotype, genotype, genetic constitution, texture, grain, karyotype
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: composing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: placement, arrangement
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he got an A on his composition
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: paper, report, theme
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: essay
Narrower terms: term paper
art and technique of printing with movable type
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: typography
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: printing, printing process
a musical work that has been created
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the composition is written in four movements
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: music
Narrower terms: morceau, sheet music, musical arrangement, arrangement, realization, realisation, intermezzo, allegro, allegretto, andante, introit, solo, duet, duette, duo, trio, quartet, quartette, quintet, quintette, sextet, sextette, sestet, septet, septette, octet, octette, bagatelle, divertimento, serenade, canon, etude, pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl, toccata, fantasia, passage, musical passage, movement, largo, larghetto, suite, symphonic poem, tone poem, medley, potpourri, pastiche, nocturne, notturno, adagio, song, vocal, study, capriccio, motet, program music, programme music, incidental music
a mixture of ingredients
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mixture
Narrower terms: paste, beebread, ambrosia, compost, soup
From Middle English composicioun, borrowed from Old French composicion, from Latin compositiō, compositiōnem.
Across languages
Translations 172 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Esperanto :
kunmetaĵo
— mixture or compound; the result of composing
Albanian :
kompozim
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Armenian :
բաղադրություն
(baġadrutʻyun)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Assamese :
ৰচনা
(rosona)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Bengali :
রচনা
(rocona)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Bulgarian :
съединение
(sǎedinenie)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Bulgarian :
смесване
(smesvane)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Catalan :
composició
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Chinese Mandarin :
成分
(chéngfen)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Dutch :
combinatie
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Finnish :
koostumus
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
French :
composition
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Galician :
composición
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
German :
Zusammenstellung
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Greek :
σύνθεση
(sýnthesi)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Greek :
σύσταση
(sýstasi)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Ancient Greek :
σύνθεσις
(súnthesis)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Hindi :
रचना
(racnā)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Hindi :
बनावट
(banāvaṭ)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Hungarian :
összetétel
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Indonesian :
komposisi
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Irish :
comhdhéanamh
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Italian :
composizione
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Korean :
작곡
(jakgok)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Malay :
kerencaman
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Malayalam :
സമാഹരണം
(samāharaṇaṁ)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Portuguese :
composição
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Romanian :
compunere
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Romanian :
compoziție
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Romanian :
alcătuire
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Russian :
составле́ние
(sostavlénije)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Russian :
соедине́ние
(sojedinénije)
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Turkish :
bileşme
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Turkish :
terekküp
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Turkish :
terkip
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Vietnamese :
thành phần
— proportion of different parts to make a whole
Albanian :
përbërje
— general makeup of something
Armenian :
բաղադրություն
(baġadrutʻyun)
— general makeup of something
Armenian :
կազմություն
(kazmutʻyun)
— general makeup of something
Armenian :
կազմ
(kazm)
— general makeup of something
Azerbaijani :
tərkib
— general makeup of something
Bulgarian :
състав
(sǎstav)
— general makeup of something
Bulgarian :
структура
(struktura)
— general makeup of something
Catalan :
composició
— general makeup of something
Czech :
složení
— general makeup of something
Danish :
sammensætning
— general makeup of something
Danish :
komposition
— general makeup of something
Dutch :
compositie
— general makeup of something
Dutch :
samenstelling
— general makeup of something
Finnish :
koostumus
— general makeup of something
French :
composition
— general makeup of something
Galician :
composición
— general makeup of something
German :
Zusammensetzung
— general makeup of something
Greek :
σύνθεση
(sýnthesi)
— general makeup of something
Hindi :
बनावट
(banāvaṭ)
— general makeup of something
Hungarian :
összetétel
— general makeup of something
Italian :
composizione
— general makeup of something
Italian :
componimento
— general makeup of something
Norwegian :
sammensetning
— general makeup of something
Polish :
skład
— general makeup of something
Portuguese :
composição
— general makeup of something
Russian :
соста́в
(sostáv)
— general makeup of something
Spanish :
composición
— general makeup of something
Swedish :
sammansättning
— general makeup of something
Ukrainian :
склад
(sklad)
— general makeup of something
Finnish :
aselepo
— agreement or treaty used to settle differences; agreement to stop hostilities
Hindi :
समझौता
(samjhautā)
— agreement or treaty used to settle differences; agreement to stop hostilities
Finnish :
hyvitys
— agreement to pay money in order to clear a liability or obligation
Hindi :
समझौता
(samjhautā)
— agreement to pay money in order to clear a liability or obligation
Finnish :
velkajärjestely
— legal: agreement by which creditors accept partial payment from a debtor
Armenian :
բաղադրություն
(baġadrutʻyun)
— mixture or compound
Bulgarian :
смес
(smes)
— mixture or compound
Bulgarian :
сплав
(splav)
— mixture or compound
Bulgarian :
композит
(kompozit)
— mixture or compound
Danish :
blanding
— mixture or compound
Dutch :
samenstelling
— mixture or compound
Finnish :
yhdistelmä
— mixture or compound
Finnish :
kokoonpano
— mixture or compound
Finnish :
seos
— mixture or compound
French :
composition
— mixture or compound
Greek :
σύνθεση
(sýnthesi)
— mixture or compound
Greek :
μείγμα
(meígma)
— mixture or compound
Hindi :
मिश्रण
(miśraṇ)
— mixture or compound
Irish :
comhdhéanamh
— mixture or compound
Italian :
composizione
— mixture or compound
Latin :
compositio
— mixture or compound
Portuguese :
composição
— mixture or compound
Romanian :
compoziție
— mixture or compound
Russian :
сплав
(splav)
— mixture or compound
Russian :
смесь
(smesʹ)
— mixture or compound
Tagalog :
kasangkapan
— mixture or compound
Turkish :
bileşim
— mixture or compound
Turkish :
terkip
— mixture or compound
Albanian :
kompozim
— linguistics: formation of compound words from separate words
Finnish :
yhdyssanojen muodostaminen
— linguistics: formation of compound words from separate words
German :
Zusammensetzung
— linguistics: formation of compound words from separate words
German :
Komposition
— linguistics: formation of compound words from separate words
Irish :
comhshuí
— linguistics: formation of compound words from separate words
Old Irish :
comṡuidigud
— linguistics: formation of compound words from separate words
Malayalam :
സമാസം
(samāsaṁ)
— linguistics: formation of compound words from separate words
Albanian :
kompozim
— work of music, literature or art
Arabic :
مُؤَلَّف
(muʔallaf)
— work of music, literature or art
Arabic :
مُصَنَّف
(muṣannaf)
— work of music, literature or art
Armenian :
կոմպոզիցիա
(kompozicʻia)
— work of music, literature or art
Armenian :
ստեղծագործություն
(steġcagorcutʻyun)
— work of music, literature or art
Bulgarian :
композиция
(kompozicija)
— work of music, literature or art
Catalan :
composició
— work of music, literature or art
Chinese Cantonese :
作品
(zok3 ban2)
— work of music, literature or art
Czech :
skladba
— work of music, literature or art
Dutch :
compositie
— work of music, literature or art
Esperanto :
komponaĵo
— work of music, literature or art
Esperanto :
kompozicio
— work of music, literature or art
Finnish :
sävellys
— work of music, literature or art
Finnish :
teos
— work of music, literature or art
French :
composition
— work of music, literature or art
French :
œuvre
— work of music, literature or art
Georgian :
მუსიკალური ნაწარმოები
(musiḳaluri nac̣armoebi)
— work of music, literature or art
Georgian :
მუსიკალური კომპოზიცია
(musiḳaluri ḳomṗozicia)
— work of music, literature or art
German :
Komposition
— work of music, literature or art
Greek :
σύνθεση
(sýnthesi)
— work of music, literature or art
Hindi :
रचना
(racnā)
— work of music, literature or art
Hindi :
कृति
(kŕti)
— work of music, literature or art
Irish :
comhdhéanamh
— work of music, literature or art
Irish :
saothar
— work of music, literature or art
Irish :
dréacht
— work of music, literature or art
Irish :
píosa
— work of music, literature or art
Italian :
composizione
— work of music, literature or art
Italian :
componimento
— work of music, literature or art
Japanese :
作品
(sakuhin)
— work of music, literature or art
Japanese :
楽曲
(gakkyoku)
— work of music, literature or art
Latin :
compositio
— work of music, literature or art
Malayalam :
രചന
(racana)
— work of music, literature or art
Māori :
titonga
— work of music, literature or art
Norwegian Bokmål :
komposisjon
— work of music, literature or art
Norwegian Nynorsk :
komposisjon
— work of music, literature or art
Portuguese :
composição
— work of music, literature or art
Romanian :
compoziție
— work of music, literature or art
Romanian :
compunere
— work of music, literature or art
Russian :
произведе́ние
(proizvedénije)
— work of music, literature or art
Russian :
компози́ция
(kompozícija)
— work of music, literature or art
Serbo-Croatian :
skladba
— work of music, literature or art
Spanish :
composición
— work of music, literature or art
Swahili :
insha
— work of music, literature or art
Turkish :
kompozisyon
— work of music, literature or art
Ukrainian :
компози́ція
(kompozýcija)
— work of music, literature or art
Finnish :
yhdistäminen
— mathematics: applying a function to the result of another
Japanese :
合成
(gōsei)
— mathematics: applying a function to the result of another
Finnish :
johdonmukaisuus
— consistency; accord; congruity
Chinese Mandarin :
構圖 /构图
(gòutú)
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Chinese Mandarin :
構成 /构成
(gòuchéng)
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Danish :
billedkomposition
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Danish :
komposition
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Dutch :
compositie
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Esperanto :
kompono
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Finnish :
sommittelu
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
French :
composition
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Indonesian :
komposisi
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Italian :
composizione
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Japanese :
構図
(kōzu)
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Korean :
구도
(gudo)
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Norwegian Bokmål :
komposisjon
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Norwegian Nynorsk :
komposisjon
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Portuguese :
composição
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Spanish :
composición
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Swedish :
bildkomposition
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Swedish :
komposition
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Turkish :
kompozisyon
— painting: arrangement and flow of elements in a picture
Finnish :
koostaminen
— Object-oriented programming
Finnish :
kokoonpano
— Object-oriented programming
Finnish :
kompositio
— Object-oriented programming
French :
composition
— Object-oriented programming
Greek :
σύνθεση
(sýnthesi)
— Object-oriented programming
