Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - composition
Composition
composition
n. 1 a the act of putting together; formation or construction. b something so composed; a mixture. c the constitution of such a mixture; the nature of its ingredients (the composition is two parts oil to one part vinegar). 2 a a literary or musical work. b the act or art of producing such a work. c an essay, esp. written by a schoolchild. d an artistic arrangement (of parts of a picture, subjects for a photograph, etc.). 3 mental constitution; character (jealousy is not in his composition). 4 (often attrib.) a compound artificial substance, esp. one serving the purpose of a natural one. 5 Printing the setting-up of type. 6 Gram. the formation of words into a compound word. 7 Law a a compromise, esp. a legal agreement to pay a sum in lieu of a larger sum, or other obligation (made a composition with his creditors). b a sum paid in this way. 8 Math. the combination of functions in a series. Derivatives compositional adj. compositionally adv. Etymology: ME f. OF, f. L compositio -onis (as COMPOSITE)
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noun Etymology: Middle English composicioun, from Anglo-French composicion, from Latin ~-, compositio, from componere Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of composing, b. the arrangement of type for printing , the production of type or typographic characters (as in photo~) arranged for printing, 2. the manner in which something is composed, general makeup , the qualitative and quantitative makeup of a chemical compound, mutual settlement or agreement, a product of mixing or combining various elements or ingredients, an intellectual creation: as, a piece of writing, a written piece of music especially of considerable size and complexity, the quality or state of being compound, the operation of forming a composite function, ~al adjective ~ally adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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