Meaning

20 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of putting together; assembly.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A mixture or compound; the result of composing.

    сплавsplav, смесьsmesʹ

    a mixture of ingredients

  3. (countable, uncountable)The proportion of different parts to make a whole.

    Zusammenstellung

    составле́ниеsostavlénije, соедине́ниеsojedinénije

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

  4. (countable, uncountable)The general makeup of a thing or person.

    Zusammensetzung

    соста́вsostáv

    складsklad

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

  6. (countable, uncountable)An agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.

  7. (countable, uncountable)An essay.

    an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

  8. (countable, uncountable)The formation of compound words from separate words.

    Zusammensetzung, Komposition

  9. (countable, uncountable)A work of music, literature or art.

    Komposition

    произведе́ниеproizvedénije, компози́цияkompozícija

    компози́ціяkompozýcija

  10. (countable, uncountable)Typesetting.

  11. (countable, uncountable)Applying a function to the result of another.

  12. (countable, uncountable)The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.

Examples

151 sentences
  1. This composition is so badly written that I cannot make out what he means.

    Ця композиція написана настільки погано, що я не можу зрозуміти, що він має на увазі. — Ahha

  2. He made many grammatical mistakes in his composition.

    У своєму творі він зробив багато граматичних помилок. — uaspeaker

    ruВ своём сочинении он сделал много грамматических ошибок. — Hellerick

  3. Compare your composition with the example.

    ruСравните свою композицию с образцом. — Ivanovb

  4. Your composition has a few mistakes.

    ruВ твоём сочинении есть несколько ошибок. — odexed

    deDein Aufsatz hat ein paar Fehler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Your composition is far from perfect.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
general makeup of something:
work of music, literature or art:
Русский
By meaning 4
mixture or compound:
proportion of different parts to make a whole:
general makeup of something:
work of music, literature or art:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
proportion of different parts to make a whole:
general makeup of something:
linguistics: formation of compound words from separate words:

Origin

From Middle English composicioun, borrowed from Old French composicion, from Latin composi

From Middle English composicioun, borrowed from Old French composicion, from Latin compositiō, compositiōnem.

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Forms

plural: compositions
Singularcomposition
Pluralcompositions

regular

Synonyms

25 synonyms
mixture or compound:composite
general makeup of a thing or person:configuration
Close in meaning

Word family

27 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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