adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to composition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The compositional aspects of this work are less than ideal.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
compositional
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Pronunciation
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kŏm'-pə-zĭʹ-shə-nəl
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/ˌkɒm.pəˈzɪ.ʃən.əl/
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CMU ARPABET: K AA2 M P AH0 Z IH1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Being the sum of its parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- The phrase "sum of its parts" is entirely compositional.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: non-compositional
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
arranging or grouping
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From composition + -al.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: kompoziční — linguistics: being the sum of its parts
- Polish: kompozycyjny — linguistics: being the sum of its parts
- Polish: składowy — linguistics: being the sum of its parts