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noun parts that form sth ADJ. overall The overall composition of the Senate was Democrats 57 and Republicans 43. | internal the character of the state and its internal composition | exact, precise | changing the changing composition of the labour force | age, class, demographic, ethnic, family, gender, household, population, racial, social the ethnic composition of the region | species | chemical, mineralogical VERB + COMPOSITION determine elections to determine the composition of the assembly COMPOSITION + VERB change, differ Has household composition changed in the last decade? PHRASES a change in the composition of sth piece of music ADJ. classical, instrumental, musical | original an original composition by a popular young composer VERB + COMPOSITION write | perform, play PREP. ~ by a composition by John Cage | ~ for a composition for violin and piano art of writing music ADJ. classical, free, instrumental, musical PHRASES a method of composition VERB + COMPOSITION study piece of writing ADJ. literary, original, prose VERB + COMPOSITION do, write In the exam, you have to do a composition. PREP. ~ on a composition on the effects of crime art of writing ADJ. literary, metrical, poetic, prose, written PHRASES a method of composition work of art ADJ. abstract, figure, formal, pictorial | original | perfect PREP. ~ by a composition by the sculptor, Bernt Notke
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