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composition

 
 
/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ noun

Translation

PARTS [U] the parts, substances, etc that something consists of
karışım, terkip
the composition of the atmosphere1262
MUSIC [C] a piece of music that someone has written
beste
The children played their own compositions in the concert.275
WRITING MUSIC [U] the process or skill of writing music
müzik besteleme, yazma
He taught composition at Yale.2371
WRITING [C, U] a short piece of writing about a particular subject, done by a student
yazı, kompozisyon
1200
ARRANGEMENT [U] the way that people or things are arranged in a painting or photograph
tasarım, çizim, yapıt, yaratma
18861343
(Definition of composition noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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