composition

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The act of putting together

   The act of putting together; assembly.

2. 2

   A mixture or compound

   A mixture or compound; the result of composing.

3. 3

   The proportion of different parts to make a whole.

   • And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the Lord.
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   1. 4

      The general makeup of a thing or person.

      • John of Gaunt. O how that name befits my composition! Old Gaunt indeed, and gaunt in being old: Within me grief hath kept a tedious fast; And who abstains from meat that is not gaunt?
      • It seemed that the milk of human kindness had not been left out of his composition.
      • Discussion acknowledged the Network's difficulty in transforming its mostly white composition into a more multi-racial organization.
   2. 5

      A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the…

      A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.

   3. 6

      An agreement or treaty used to settle differences

      An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce.

      • It will stoope and yeeld upon better compositions to him that shall make head against it.
      • If the Duke, with the other dukes, come not to composition with the king of Hungary, why then all the dukes fall upon the king.
      • That now Sweno, the Norways’ king, craves composition: Nor would we deign him burial of his men Till he disbursed at Saint Colme’s inch Ten thousand dollars to our general use.
   4. 7

      A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation

      A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.

      • He hath perverted a young gentlewoman here in Florence, of a most chaste renown; and this night he fleshes his will in the spoil of her honour: he hath given her his monumental ring, and thinks himself made in the unchaste composition.
      • Insidious death! should his strong hand arrest, No composition sets the prisoner free.
   5. 8

      an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial…

      an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.

   6. 9

      An essay.

   7. 10

      The formation of compound words from separate words.

   8. 11

      A work of music, literature or art.

   9. 12

      Typesetting.

   10. 13

       Applying a function to the result of another.

   11. 14

       The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.

   12. 15

       Consistency

       Consistency; accord; congruity.

       • There is no composition in these news That gives them credit.
   13. 16

       Synthesis as opposed to analysis.

       • The investigation of difficult things by the method of analysis ought ever to precede the method of composition.
   14. 17

       The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.

   15. 18

       Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.

   16. 19

       The characters, roles, weapons, etc. being used by a team.

       • team composition
       • weapon composition

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