composition


composition (http://definr.com/composition)

     n 1: a mixture of ingredients
     2: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn: constitution,
         makeup]
     3: 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" [syn: composing]
     4: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is
        written in four movements" [syn: musical composition, opus,
         piece, piece of music]
     5: musical creation [syn: composing]
     6: the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of
        therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
        [syn: writing, authorship, penning]
     7: art and technique of printing with movable type [syn: typography]
     8: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got
        an A on his composition" [syn: paper, report, theme]
     9: something that is created by arranging several things to
        form a unified whole; "he envied the composition of their
        faculty"