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Meaning of composition

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  composition
      n 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" [syn: {composition}, {composing}]
      2: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn:
         {constitution}, {composition}, {physical composition},
         {makeup}, {make-up}]
      3: a mixture of ingredients
      4: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is
         written in four movements" [syn: {musical composition},
         {opus}, {composition}, {piece}, {piece of music}]
      5: musical creation [syn: {composing}, {composition}]
      6: the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of
         therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
         [syn: {writing}, {authorship}, {composition}, {penning}]
      7: art and technique of printing with movable type [syn:
         {typography}, {composition}]
      8: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got
         an A on his composition" [syn: {composition}, {paper},
         {report}, {theme}]
      9: something that is created by arranging several things to form
         a unified whole; "he envied the composition of their faculty"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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