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composition
[ kom-puh-zish-uhn ]
/ ËkÉm pÉËzÉȘÊ Én /
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Origin of composition
OTHER WORDS FROM composition
com·po·si·tion·al, adjectivecom·po·si·tion·al·ly, adverbcom·pos·i·tive [kuhm-poz-i-tiv], /kÉmËpÉz ÉȘ tÉȘv/, adjectivecom·pos·i·tive·ly, adverbWords nearby composition
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British Dictionary definitions for composition
composition
/ (ËkÉmpÉËzÉȘÊÉn) /
noun
Derived forms of composition
compositional, adjectiveWord Origin for composition
C14: from Old French, from Latin compositus; see composite, -ion
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