composition
noun
the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole.
compositionally
-
a word derived from
composition.
Example Sentences
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And they also showed that sperm whale codas are indeed combinatorial, similar to the compositionally shown by bonobos and chimps.
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
Shahzia Sikander is known for disruptions of the Indo-Persian miniature painting tradition, which she expanded compositionally and infused with feminist and political themes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
A hushed, compositionally mature album, it steps away from the elaborately-produced pop of 2017's Reputation and 2019's Lover, which saw her fall out of favour with Grammy voters.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2021
To take up her own suggested comparison, next to Red, Lover is more emotionally advanced and compositionally sophisticated, but is it that album’s artistic superior, or even equal?
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2019
Although Mendes feels that he hasn’t yet made his best film, “American Beauty” is the most emotionally complex and compositionally elegant of his movies to date.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 17, 2018
