Definition of composition
- n. - The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or
integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or
ingredients.
- n. - The invention or combination of the parts of any
literary work or discourse, or of a work of art; as, the composition of
a poem or a piece of music.
- n. - The art or practice of so combining the different
parts of a work of art as to produce a harmonious whole; also, a work
of art considered as such. See 4, below.
- n. - The act of writing for practice in a language, as
English, Latin, German, etc.
- n. - The setting up of type and arranging it for printing.
- n. - The state of being put together or composed;
conjunction; combination; adjustment.
- n. - A mass or body formed by combining two or more
substances; as, a chemical composition.
- n. - A literary, musical, or artistic production,
especially one showing study and care in arrangement; -- often used of
an elementary essay or translation done as an educational exercise.
- n. - Consistency; accord; congruity.
- n. - Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the
settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or
conditions of settlement; agreement.
- n. - The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an
obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between the parties;
also, the sum or amount of compensation agreed upon in the adjustment.
- n. - Synthesis as opposed to analysis.