composition

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

Formation by putting parts together

Nouns

1. (act or result of composing) composition, constitution, construction, formation, composite; incorporation, embodiment; combination, setup; inclusion. See mixture, junction.

2. (things that make up) component, ingredient, contents, makeup, constituent parts, makings, fixings; factor, element, feature; capacity, volume; cargo, freight, load[ing]; cupful, basketful, bottleful, etc.; stuffing, packing, filling, wadding. See part.

Verbs

1. be composed of, be made of, be formed of; consist of, be resolved into; include, hold (see inclusion).

2. (form by putting parts together) compose, compound, constitute, form, make, put together, assemble, make up, synthesize, combine, mix; enter into the composition of, be a component, figure in, have a part in.

Adjectives — composite; composing, constituting, etc.; constituent, component, integral, formative; composed or made of, comprising, containing, incorporating.

Antonyms, see decomposition, insubstantiality.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The act of arranging for effect]

Syn. combination, distribution, arrangement; see organization 1 , synthesis 1 .

2. [Arrangement]

Syn. configuration, structure, makeup, constitution, layout, conformation, construction, organization, symmetry, proportion, balance, harmony, style, concord, agreement, consonance, form, spacing, placing, rhythm; see also consistency 1 , form 1 , organization 2 .

3. [The act of producing creative work]

Syn. creation, writing, authoring, fashioning, formation, conception, presentation, forging, shaping, sculpturing, invention, designing, planning, bringing into existence, fabrication; see also production 1 , writing 1 , 3 .

4. [A written work]

Syn. work, musical work, piece, essay, paper, theme, article, writing exercise, opus, song, score, production, story, verse, melody; see also biography , book 1 , creation 3 , exposition 2 , literature 2 , music 1 , piece 3 , poetry , writing 2 .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. creation synthesis, invention, fabrication, formulation, devising, making.

2. writing opus, essay, paper, work, creation, piece, draft, exposition, dissertation, thesis, arrangement.

3. structure arrangement, organization, formulation, constitution, form, makeup, content, fabric.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Something that is the result of creative effort: opus, piece, production, work. See MAKE. 2. A relatively brief discourse written especially as an exercise: essay, paper, theme. See WORDS. 3. Law. A settlement of differences through mutual concession: accommodation, arrangement, compromise, give-and-take, medium, settlement. See AGREE.