composicioun
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Middle English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French composicion, from Latin compositiō; equivalent to con- + posicioun.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
composicioun (plural composiciouns)
- The makeup, ingredients, or composition of something.
- A bilateral compact or pact or a text providing written evidence of it.
- (rare) Creation, establishment, crafting; the act of having something made.
- (rare) Combination (as a process, or a single combination of things)
- (rare) Congruity or homogeneity; the state of being self-consistent.
Descendants[edit]
- English: composition
References[edit]
- “composiciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-16.
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