ˈkɔmpəzɪt adj., n., & v. --adj. 1
made up of
various parts; blended. 2 (esp. of a
synthetic building material) made up of recognizable constituents. 3 Archit. of
the fifth classical order of
architecture, consisting of elements of the
Ionic and Corinthian orders. 4
Bot. of the
plant family Compositae. --n. 1 a
thing made up of
several parts or elements. 2 a synthetic building
material. 3 Bot.
any plant of the family Compositae, having a
head of
many small flowers forming
one bloom, e.g. the
daisy or the
dandelion. 4 Polit. a
resolution composed of
two or
more related resolutions. --v.tr. Polit.
amalgamate (two or more
similar resolutions). øøcompositely adv. compositeness n. [F f. L compositus
past part. of componere (as
COM-, ponere positput)]