What is the meaning of composition?

noun

  • The spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole.
    • usage: "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art"
  • The way in which someone or something is composed.
  • A mixture of ingredients.
  • A musical work that has been created.
    • usage: "the composition is written in four movements"
  • Musical creation.
  • The act of creating written works.
    • usage: "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
  • Art and technique of printing with movable type.
  • An essay (especially one written as an assignment. )
    • usage: "he got an A on his composition"
  • Something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole.
    • usage: "he envied the composition of their faculty"
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