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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

composition

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔ̃.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Composition/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #850 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La composition de ce parfum est complexe."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.

    "The chemical composition of the rock samples was analyzed in the laboratory."
  2. 2

    A work of music, literature, or art.

    "The orchestra performed a magnificent new composition by the contemporary composer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin compositio, meaning 'a putting together', from compositus, past participle of componere (com- 'together' + ponere 'to place'). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, the term initially referred to the settlement of a dispute or the compounding of substances before expanding into the arts, music, and structural makeup.

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