composition
[noun]
Synonyms:
- creation, compilation, fashioning, formation, formulation, making, production, putting together
- design, arrangement, configuration, formation, layout, make-up, organization, structure
- essay, exercise, literary work, opus, piece, treatise, work

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English Thesaurus: music, tune, melody, harmony, piece, ...

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com‧po‧si‧tion /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən $ ˌkɑːm-/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin compositio, from compositus; ⇒ composite¹]

1. PARTS/MEMBERS [uncountable and countable] the way in which something is made up of different parts, things, or members ⇒ compose
composition of
The composition of the group that is studied depends on the interests of the researcher.
Some minerals have complex chemical compositions.

2. MUSIC/WRITING
a) [countable] a piece of music, a poem, or a piece of writing ⇒ compose, composer:
a composition by jazzman Dave Brubeck, called ‘Chromatic Fantasy’
a mixture of traditional songs and original compositions
b) [uncountable] the art or process of writing pieces of music, poems etc:
The Journals contain accounts of literary composition.

3. PICTURE [uncountable and countable] the way in which the different parts that make up a photograph or picture are arranged:
Martin starts by lightly sketching in the compositions for his paintings.

4. WRITING AT SCHOOL [countable] a short piece of writing about a particular subject, that is done at school Synonym : essay:
I had to write a composition about the Royal visit.

5. PRINTING [uncountable] technical the process of arranging words, pictures etc on a page before they are printed
—compositional adjective

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composition
noun
I. parts that form sth
ADJ. 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 labour force
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
COMPOSITION + VERB change, differ Has household composition changed in the last decade?
PHRASES a change in the composition of sth

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composition
II. piece of music
ADJ. classical, instrumental, musical | original an original composition by a popular young composer
VERB + COMPOSITION write | perform, play
PREP. ~ by a composition by John Cage
~ for a composition for violin and piano

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composition
III. art of writing music
ADJ. classical, free, instrumental, musical
PHRASES a method of composition
VERB + COMPOSITION study

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composition
IV. piece of writing
ADJ. literary, original, prose
VERB + COMPOSITION do, write In the exam, you have to do a composition.
PREP. ~ on a composition on the effects of crime

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composition
V. art of writing
ADJ. literary, metrical, poetic, prose, written
PHRASES a method of composition

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composition
VI. work of art
ADJ. abstract, figure, formal, pictorial | original | perfect
PREP. ~ by a composition by the sculptor, Bernt Notke

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music the sounds made by musical instruments or people singing:
The music was really loud.
tune the main series of musical notes in a piece of music:
a folk song with a pretty tune
melody the main series of notes in a piece of music that has many notes being played at the same time, especially in classical music:
The soprano sang the melody.
harmony the chords or notes in a piece of music that support the melody:
the rich harmonies in the symphony
piece (also piece of music) an arrangement of musical notes – use this about music without words:
It’s a difficult piece to play.
composition formal a piece of music that someone has written:
This is one of his own compositions.
work a piece of music, especially classical music:
one of Mozart’s best-known works
track one of the songs or pieces of music on a CD:
the album’s title track
number a piece of popular music that forms part of a concert or show:
the show’s first number

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