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.
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Beyond its source material, several compositional choices lend the Fantasy its disarming sincerity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In other words, the materials that crystallized from the Moon's original magma ocean show no significant compositional divide between the near side and far side.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The spirit of old-school jazz, blues, big band and soul inhabits the record, which stretches out over 71 minutes, as Raye flexes her compositional muscles.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 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
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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