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10 Language-to-English DictionariesComposing
/kəmˈpoʊ.zɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of creating or arranging music, literature, or other forms of art.
"She spent the afternoon composing a new symphony." - 2
To form by putting together parts or elements.
"The committee is composing a report on the findings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'composing' originates from the Latin 'componere', which means 'to put together'. It evolved through Old French 'composer' before entering Middle English, where it retained the meaning of creating or arranging elements into a whole.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Composing" is said worldwide
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composant
Transliteration: kɔ̃.pozɑ̃
"Elle passe l'après-midi à composer une nouvelle symphonie."
komponierend
Transliteration: kɔmpoˈniːʁɛnd
"Sie verbrachte den Nachmittag mit dem Komponieren einer neuen Symphonie."
componendo
Transliteration: komponˈɛndo
"Ha trascorso il pomeriggio componendo una nuova sinfonia."
componiendo
Transliteration: komponˈjendo
"Pasó la tarde componiendo una nueva sinfonía."
compondo
Transliteration: kõˈpõdu
"Ela passou a tarde compondo uma nova sinfonia."
रचना करना
Transliteration: rachna karna
"उसने एक नई सिम्फनी रचना करने में दोपहर बिताई।"
创作
Transliteration: chuàngzuò
"她花了一个下午创作新的交响曲。"
작곡하다
Transliteration: jakgokhada
"그녀는 새로운 교향곡을 작곡하는 데 오후를 보냈다."
作曲する
Transliteration: sakkyoku suru
"彼女は新しい交響曲を作曲するのに午後を過ごした。"
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