composition
noun
[ kɒmpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.
• "the social composition of villages"
Similar:
make-up,
constitution,
configuration,
structure,
construction,
conformation,
formation,
form,
framework,
fabric,
anatomy,
arrangement,
organization,
format,
layout,
set-up,
• a creative work, especially a poem or piece of music.
• "Chopin's most romantic compositions"
Similar:
work of art,
work,
creation,
literary/musical/artistic work,
opus,
oeuvre,
piece,
arrangement,
poem,
novel,
play,
drama,
symphony,
concerto,
opera,
painting,
drawing,
picture,
• the preparation of text for printing by setting up characters or by establishing its style and appearance electronically.
• "an external contractor providing computerized composition and typesetting"
• a legal agreement to pay a sum in lieu of a larger debt or other obligation.
• "he had been released by deed on making a composition with the creditors"
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin compositio(n- ), from componere ‘put together’.
