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The act of putting together; assembly.countableuncountable
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A mixture or compound; the result of composing.countableuncountable
- 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 wh
- 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 lambswoo
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The proportion of different parts to make a whole.countableuncountable
- 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.
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The general makeup of a thing or person.countableuncountable
- 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.
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A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.countableuncountable
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An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce.countableobsoleteuncountable
- It will stoope and yeeld upon better compositions to him that shall make head against it.
- If the Duke, with the other dukes, come not to composition with the king of Hungary, why then all the dukes fall upon the king.
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A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.countableobsoleteuncountable
- He hath perverted a young gentlewoman here in Florence, of a most chaste renown; and this night he fleshes his will in the spoil of her honour: he hath given her his monumental ring, and thinks himself made in the unchaste composition.
- Insidious death! should his strong hand arrest, No composition sets the prisoner free.
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A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.; A payment of fine in order to settle a (usually minor) criminal charge.Singaporecountableobsolete
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an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.countableuncountable
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An essay.countableuncountable
syn. constitution · blend · melange · arrangement · composition · format · form · makeup · structure