Definition of: composition

(kom′pə·zish′ən) noun
1. The act of composing, or the state or manner of being composed; specifically, the act, process, or art of inventing and producing a literary, musical, or artistic work or any part thereof.
2. The general structural arrangement or style of a work of art or a literary or musical production.
3. A literary, artistic, or musical production.
4. A compound or combination.
5. Typesetting.
6. An agreement or settlement; compromise.
7. The state or manner of being put together; also, that which is put together, or the components of which anything is made.
8. Chem. The structure of a compound as regards its different elements and the proportions in which they enter into the formation of the compound. See synonyms under PRODUCTION. [<F <L compositio, -onis <componere. See COMPOSITE.]