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Composition

Definitions

1 | noun | the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole 2 | noun | the way in which someone or something is composed 3 | noun | a mixture of ingredients 4 | noun | a musical work that has been created 5 | noun | musical creation 6 | noun | the act of creating written works 7 | noun | art and technique of printing with movable type 8 | noun | an essay (especially one written as an assignment) 9 | noun | something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole (9 meanings)

Pronunciation

k, ompuhz'ishuhn (IPA: kˌɒmpəzˈɪʃən)

Hyphenation

com-po-si-tion (11 letters | 4 syllables)

Overall typical frequency

written: 3801st most common (1 in 40000 words) ( > 99% noun)

spoken: 4197th most common (1 in 200000 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

Word frequency history

Word frequency history

Inflected form

compositions

Synonyms

composing | constitution | make-up | makeup | physical composition | musical composition | opus | piece | piece of music | authorship | penning | writing | typography | paper | report | theme (total: 16)

Narrower terms

genetic constitution | genotype | grain | karyotype | phenotype | structure | texture | ambrosia | beebread | compost | paste | soup | adagio | allegretto | allegro | ... (total: 91)

Broader terms

arrangement | placement | property | mixture | music | creating by mental acts | verbal creation | printing | printing process | essay | creation (total: 11)

Rhymes

abolition | academician | acquisition | addition | admission | admonition | ambition | ammunition | apparition | attrition | audition | clinician | coalition | cognition | commission | ... (total: 97) (based on typical American pronunciation)

Lexically close words

compositional | decomposition

Anagrams

(none among common words)

Phrases

composition board | dramatic composition | literary composition | musical composition | physical composition (total: 5)

Translations

Spanish: | composición (piece of music) | composición (arrangement) | obra musical (music) | pieza musical (music) | composición musical (music) | composición (chemistry) French: | composition (piece of music) | composition (arrangement) | composition (music) | morceau (music) | composition (chemistry) Portuguese: | composição (piece of music) | composição (arrangement) | música (music) | obra musical (music) | composição (music) | composição (chemistry) German: | Komponieren (piece of music) | Zusammensetzung (arrangement) | Zusammenstellung (arrangement) | Komposition (music) | Musikstück (music) | Zusammenstellung (chemistry) | Zusammensetzung (chemistry) | Komposition (chemistry) Japanese: | 組 (common noun) | 作文 (common noun) | 作曲 (common noun) | 合成 (common noun) | 成分 (common noun) | 文章 (common noun) | 構図 (common noun) | 構成 (common noun) | 篇章 (common noun) | 組み (common noun) | 組成 (common noun) | 組版 (common noun) | 編成 (common noun) | 編章 (common noun) | 節付け (common noun) | 組み版 (common noun)

Other notable uses

composition.com | composition.net | composition.org | composition.info

Crossword puzzle clues

(none)

Scrabble score

17 (International English) | 17 (North American English)

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