composition
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composition late 14c., "
action of combining," also "
manner in which a thing is composed," from
O.Fr. composicion (13c., Mod.
Fr. composition) "
composition, make-up, literary work, agreement, settlement," from
L. compositionem (
nom. compositio) "
a putting together," noun of action from
pp. stem of
componere (see
COMPOSITE (
Cf. composite)). Meaning "
art of constructing sentences" is from 1550s; that of "
literary production" (often also "
writing exercise for students") is from
c.1600. Printing sense is 1832; meaning "
arrangement of parts in a picture" is from 1706.
Etymology dictionary.
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composition — [ kɔ̃pozisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe au sens I; de composer I ♦ Action de composer. 1 ♦ (1365) Action, manière de former un tout en assemblant plusieurs parties, plusieurs éléments. ⇒ agencement, arrangement, assemblage, combinaison, constitution,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
composition — COMPOSITION. s. fém. Action de composer quelque chose. Être occupé à la composition d une machine, d unouvrage. f♛/b] Il se prend aussi pour l Ouvrage même qui résulte de cette action de composer, pour l assemblage de plusieurs parties qui ne… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
composition — Composition. s. f. v. Assemblage de plusieurs parties. La composition de l Univers. la composition d une machine. les ressorts qui entrent dans la composition d une machine, toutes les parties qui entrent dans la composition du corps humain.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Composition — Com po*si tion, n. [F. composition, fr. L. compositio. See {Composite}.] 1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses: (a) The invention… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Composition — may refer to: Composition (logical fallacy), in which one assumes that a whole has a property solely because its various parts have that property Compounding is also known as composition in linguistic literature in computer science Object… … Wikipedia
composition — @ composition deed An agreement embodying the terms of a composition between a debtor and his creditors @ composition of matter In patent law, a substance composed of two or more different substances, without regard to form. A mixture or chemical … Black's law dictionary
composition — @ composition deed An agreement embodying the terms of a composition between a debtor and his creditors @ composition of matter In patent law, a substance composed of two or more different substances, without regard to form. A mixture or chemical … Black's law dictionary
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Composition — steht für Programme Composition Manager Computerprogramm, Porter Duff Composition Begriff aus der Computergrafik. Distributed Feature Composition (DFC) Architektur zur Beschreibung und Implementierung von Telekommunikationsdiensten Gemische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
composition — com·po·si·tion n: an agreement between an insolvent debtor and several creditors whereby partial payment of the debts discharges in full the original obligations compare accord, compromise Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… … Law dictionary
Composition B — Composition B, colloquially comp B , is an explosive consisting of castable mixtures of RDX and TNT. It is used as the main explosive filling in artillery projectiles, rockets, land mines, hand grenades, sticky bombs and various other… … Wikipedia
