Definition of composition

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Composition (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..

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Text :: Text (n.) Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, or the like; topic; theme..
Ground :: Ground (n.) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle..
Shed :: Shed (n.) That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed..
Improvement :: Improvement (n.) A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition..
Whitewash :: Whitewash (n.) A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime..
Compost :: Compost (n.) A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap..
Metrification :: Metrification (n.) Composition in metrical form; versification.
Levulin :: Levulin (n.) A substance resembling dextrin, obtained from the bulbs of the dahlia, the artichoke, and other sources, as a colorless, spongy, amorphous material. It is so called because by decomposition it yields levulose..
Discomposition :: Discomposition (n.) Inconsistency; discordance.
Sotadic :: Sotadic (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the lascivious compositions of the Greek poet Sotades..
Melanin :: Melanin (n.) A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin..
Work :: Work (n.) Specifically: (a) That which is produced by mental labor; a composition; a book; as, a work, or the works, of Addison. (b) Flowers, figures, or the like, wrought with the needle; embroidery..
Biddery Ware :: Biddery ware () A kind of metallic ware made in India. The material is a composition of zinc, tin, and lead, in which ornaments of gold and silver are inlaid or damascened..
Elcaja :: Elcaja (n.) An Arabian tree (Trichilia emetica). The fruit, which is emetic, is sometimes employed in the composition of an ointment for the cure of the itch..
Hued :: Hued (a.) Having color; -- usually in composition; as, bright-hued; many-hued..
Writer :: Writer (n.) One who is engaged in literary composition as a profession; an author; as, a writer of novels..
Composition :: Composition (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..
Ungeld :: Ungeld (n.) A person so far out of the protection of the law, that if he were murdered, no geld, or fine, should be paid, or composition made by him that killed him..
Verine :: Verine (n.) An alkaloid obtained as a yellow amorphous substance by the decomposition of veratrine.
Lupulinic :: Lupulinic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, hops; specifically, designating an acid obtained by the decomposition of lupulin..
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