composition in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of creating written works
   "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
   writing  authorship  composition  penning 
   
2. musical creation
   composing  composition 
   
3. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
   "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art"
   composition  composing 
   
4. something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
   "he envied the composition of their faculty"
   composition 
   
5. the way in which someone or something is composed
   constitution  composition  physical composition  makeup  make-up 
   
6. an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
   "he got an A on his composition"
   composition  paper  report  theme 
   
7. a musical work that has been created
   "the composition is written in four movements"
   musical composition  opus  composition  piece  piece of music 
   
8. art and technique of printing with movable type
   typography  composition 
   
9. a mixture of ingredients
   composition