- com|po|si|tion
- com|po|si|tion «KOM puh ZIHSH uhn», noun.1. a) the makeup of anything; what is in it: »
The composition of this candy includes sugar, chocolate, and milk.
SYNONYM(S): constitution. b) the arrangement of anything composed: »This painting has vivid colors but poor composition.
SYNONYM(S): construction, design.2. a putting together of a whole. Writing sentences, painting pictures, and setting type in printing are all forms of composition.3. a thing composed. A symphony, poem, or painting is a composition.4. a) a short essay written as a school or college exercise: »I wrote a composition about my dog.
SYNONYM(S): theme. b) a course in writing: »All students are required to take a year of English composition.
5. a mixture of substances; compound: »The dentist filled my tooth with a composition that had silver and mercury in it.
SYNONYM(S): blend.6. a) an agreement or compromise; settlement: »A settlement of a debt in which a creditor agrees to accept part of the money owed to him by a debtor is called a composition.
b) the money thus paid.7. Grammar. the formation of compound words.8. Obsolete. bodily constitution.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.