composition
/ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.33 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
noun
A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
noun
A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Ste. What do'st thou know me for? Kent. A Knave, a Rascall, [...] one that would'st be a Baud in way of good service, and art nothing but the composition of a Kave, Begger, Coward, Pandar, and the Sonne and Heire of a Mungrill Bitch, one whom I will beate in to clamours whining, if thou deny'st the least sillable of thy addition."
- "The firſt day of November was dedicated to the angel preſiding over fruits, ſeeds, &c. and was therefore named la mas ubhal, that is, the day of the apple fruit, and being pronounced lamasool, the English have corrupted the name to lambswool, a name they give to a compoſition made on this eve of roaſted apples, ſugar, and ale."
- "And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the Lord."
- "John of Gaunt. O how that name befits my composition! Old Gaunt indeed, and gaunt in being old: Within me grief hath kept a tedious fast; And who abstains from meat that is not gaunt?"
- "It seemed that the milk of human kindness had not been left out of his composition."
- "Discussion acknowledged the Network's difficulty in transforming its mostly white composition into a more multi-racial organization."
Etymology
From Middle English composicioun, borrowed from Old French composicion, from Latin compositiō, compositiōnem.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: composicioun, composicion, compositiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
- British English: /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/