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composition

noun

the act of creating written works

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Word length
11
Starts with
C
Ends with
N
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
17
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. the act of creating written works

    “writing was a form of therapy for him”

noun

  1. musical creation

noun

  1. something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole

    “he envied the composition of their faculty”

noun

  1. the way in which someone or something is composed

noun

  1. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

    “harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art”

noun

  1. an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

    “he got an A on his composition”

noun

  1. art and technique of printing with movable type

noun

  1. a musical work that has been created

    “the composition is written in four movements”

noun

  1. a mixture of ingredients

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Example Sentences

writing was a form of therapy for him
it was a matter of disputed authorship
he envied the composition of their faculty
harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art
he got an A on his composition
the composition is written in four movements

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