1. constituents: the way in which something is made, especially in terms of its different parts
2. arrangement: the way in which the parts of something are arranged, especially the parts of a visual image the artist's masterly composition of a group portrait
3. putting together of things: the act or process of combining things to form a whole
4. creation of musical or literary work: the act or process of creating something such as a piece of music or writing
5. arts artistic creation: something created as a work of art, especially a piece of music
6. piece of writing: a short piece of writing, especially a school exercise
7. product: something created by combining separate parts
8. commercial law settlement: a settlement whereby creditors agree to accept partial payment of debts by a bankrupt party, usually in return for a consideration such as immediate payment of a lesser amount
9. linguistics word formation: the formation of compound words from separate words
10. printing typesetting: the setting of type in preparation for printing
[14th century. Via French< Latin composition-< composit-, past participle of componere (see component)]
