composition

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
  2. noun the way in which someone or something is composed
  3. noun a mixture of ingredients

Etymology

From Middle English composicioun, borrowed from Old French composicion, from Latin compositiō, compositiōnem.

In classic literature

Synonyms

composing

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