composition noun
1 parts that form sth
ADJ. overall The overall composition of the Senate was Democrats 57 and Republicans 43. | internal the character of the state and its internal composition | exact, precise | changing the changing composition of the labour force | age, class, demographic, ethnic, family, gender, household, population, racial, social the ethnic composition of the region | species | chemical, mineralogical
VERB + COMPOSITION determine elections to determine the composition of the assembly
COMPOSITION + VERB change, differ Has household composition changed in the last decade?
PHRASES a change in the composition of sth
2 piece of music
ADJ. classical, instrumental, musical | original an original composition by a popular young composer
VERB + COMPOSITION write | perform, play
PREP. ~ by a composition by John Cage | ~ for a composition for violin and piano
3 art of writing music
ADJ. classical, free, instrumental, musical
PHRASES a method of composition
VERB + COMPOSITION study
4 piece of writing
ADJ. literary, original, prose
VERB + COMPOSITION do, write In the exam, you have to do a composition.
PREP. ~ on a composition on the effects of crime
5 art of writing
ADJ. literary, metrical, poetic, prose, written
PHRASES a method of composition
6 work of art
ADJ. abstract, figure, formal, pictorial | original | perfect
PREP. ~ by a composition by the sculptor, Bernt Notke
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