composition
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Definitions
                    Noun
                    
                the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art"
                
                    Noun
                    
                the way in which someone or something is composed
                
                    Noun
                    
                a mixture of ingredients
                
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                a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
                
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                musical creation
                
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                the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
                
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                art and technique of printing with movable type
                
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                an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
                
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            something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole; "he envied the composition of their faculty"
                Synonyms
                    authorship
                    composing
                    constitution
                    makeup
                    make-up
                    musical composition
                    opus
                    paper
                    penning
                    physical composition
                    piece
                    piece of music
                    report
                    theme
                    typography
                    writing
            
            More General Terms
                    arrangement
                    creating by mental acts
                    creation
                    essay
                    mixture
                    music
                    placement
                    printing
                    printing process
                    property
                    verbal creation
            
            More Specific Terms
                    adagio
                    adoxography
                    allegretto
                    allegro
                    ambrosia
                    andante
                    arrangement
                    arranging
                    bagatelle
                    beebread
                    canon
                    capriccio
                    compost
                    divertimento
                    drafting
                    dramatisation
                    dramatization
                    duet
                    duette
                    duo
                    etude
                    fabrication
                    fantasia
                    fictionalisation
                    fictionalization
                    genetic constitution
                    genotype
                    grain
                    historiography
                    idyl
                    idyll
                    incidental music
                    intermezzo
                    introit
                    karyotype
                    larghetto
                    largo
                    lexicography
                    medley
                    metrification
                    morceau
                    motet
                    movement
                    musical arrangement
                    musical passage
                    nocturne
                    notturno
                    novelisation
                    novelization
                    octet
                    octette
                    passage
                    paste
                    paste-up
                    pastiche
                    pastoral
                    pastorale
                    phenotype
                    potpourri
                    program music
                    programme music
                    quartet
                    quartette
                    quintet
                    quintette
                    realisation
                    realization
                    recapitulation
                    redaction
                    septet
                    septette
                    serenade
                    sestet
                    sextet
                    sextette
                    sheet music
                    solo
                    song
                    soup
                    structure
                    study
                    suite
                    symphonic poem
                    term paper
                    texture
                    toccata
                    tone poem
                    transcription
                    trio
                    versification
                    vocal