composition
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6.4
- noun
- /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/
- Archaic
:
composición tipográfica
- The artist focused on the composition of the text as he prepared it for printing with movable type.
- exposure and composition
Examples
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In our workshop, we practice composition to perfect the art of typesetting for various publications.
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He learned the techniques of composition to improve the layout of his printed materials.
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Mr. Clark planned composition, history, theory, and performance instruction for his students.
Academic text (2015) -
The committee argued about what they meant in the ad by "specialist training in rhetoric and composition."
Fiction book (1994) -
The English department has one sturdy lifeline; however, it is responsible for teaching composition.
Academic text (2009) -
Student interviews and field observations revealed that students in this program were accustomed to composition instruction in their classrooms.
Academic text (2015) -
Trainees learned basic forms of expression, composition, mixing colors, as well as some of the conventional methods for rendering particular themes.
Academic text (2009) -
Out-of-class exercises, assignments, and revisions are done in the open-hours Composition Macintosh Classroom staffed with Writing Center tutors.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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5.7
The way people arrange letters on a page or screen to make text clear and easy to read
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4.6
Putting text and pictures on a page for print or screen
Compounds
A written work like a play created to be performed by actors on stage, television, or film
A piece of creative writing that shows thoughts and feelings, like a novel or poem
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Composition comes from the Latin parts com- 'together' and ponere 'to put'. In printing, composition is literally the art of 'putting letters together' to make a page, which is why the word means arranging type.