compositional
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the process or skill of composing musical or written work.
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of or relating to the elements of a scene or picture, or the arrangement of these elements for maximum effect, as in painting or photography.
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of or relating to the parts, elements, or ingredients of a substance or the way they are combined or arranged.
Example Sentences
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Questions were raised over last year's results after Israel topped the public vote despite getting only 60 points from the national juries, who award separate scores based on a song's compositional merits.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Startlingly different compositional styles are mapped acutely onto Mr. Jackson’s distinctive word rhythms while bringing out his underlying themes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
With a Kodak camera, as a side gallery of her photos shows, she experimented with lighting effects and compositional strategies—cropping, framing, unusual angles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
The team used compositional data from every known meteorite and carried out simulations of how the samples' potassium-40 deficit would change following impacts by these meteorites and by the giant impact.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2025
Mason was highly critical of both the singing schools of the day and the compositional style.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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