composition
/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण कॉम्पज़िशन
संरचना; रचना; निबंध
Core word
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[U, C]
the different parts which something is made of; a piece of music or art; a short text written as a school exercise; the act of composing something
संरचना; रचना; निबंध
- the composition of the atmosphere
- a musical composition
- Scientists studied the chemical composition of the soil.
+ 2 more examples
- Our teacher asked us to write a composition about the monsoon.
- The orchestra played a new composition by a young composer.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
the composition of sth (uncountable)
Composition means what something is made of; the verb that follows agrees with composition, not with the word after of.
'Composition' का अर्थ है कोई चीज़ किन भागों से बनी है; verb 'composition' के अनुसार लगती है, 'of' के बाद के शब्द के अनुसार नहीं।
- The composition of the soil affects the crop.
- The composition of the committee has changed.
a composition (school essay / music)
As a countable noun, a composition is a piece of writing, music or art; at school it is a short essay.
Countable noun के रूप में 'composition' लेखन, संगीत या कला का एक कार्य है; स्कूल में यह एक छोटा निबंध है।
- Radhika wrote a composition on 'My Village'.
- Mozart's last composition was never finished.
composition on / of
Use on for the topic of an essay and of for the composer or the contents.
निबंध के विषय के लिए 'on' और रचयिता या सामग्री के लिए 'of' आता है।
- Write a composition on the importance of trees.
- The composition of the air is mostly nitrogen.
composition (act of composing)
The act of writing a text or music is also composition; here it is uncountable.
लिखने या संगीत रचने की क्रिया भी 'composition' है; इस अर्थ में यह uncountable है।
- The composition of the speech took two nights.
- He teaches music composition at the college.
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adjective + composition
chemicalracialsocialoriginalmusicalliterary
- The chemical composition of the rock was studied.
verb + composition
writestudychangeanalyseplaysubmit
- She submitted a composition to the school magazine.
composition + noun
bookmarksclassexamteacher
- The composition marks count towards the final grade.
composition + of
of the cabinetof the populationof the airof the team
- The composition of the team was announced yesterday.
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- The composition of the audience was mostly students.
दर्शकों में अधिकांश विद्यार्थी थे।
- His composition won the first prize in the inter-school contest.
उसकी रचना ने अंतर-विद्यालय प्रतियोगिता में प्रथम पुरस्कार जीता।
- Scientists examined the chemical composition of the meteorite.
वैज्ञानिकों ने उल्का-पिंड की रासायनिक संरचना की जाँच की।
- In Class 7, we wrote a composition every Friday.
सातवीं कक्षा में हम हर शुक्रवार एक रचना लिखते थे।
- The photograph has a perfect composition of light and colour.
इस छायाचित्र में प्रकाश और रंग की उत्तम संरचना है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The composition of the committee are being changed.
✓ The composition of the committee is being changed.
The subject is composition (singular), so the verb is is.
कर्ता 'composition' (singular) है, इसलिए verb 'is' आएगी।
✗ Write a composition about on trees.
✓ Write a composition on trees.
Use a single preposition on, or about, after composition, not both.
'Composition' के बाद एक ही preposition (on या about) आता है, दोनों नहीं।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Election Commission's composition is in Article 324; usage: composition means an essay in school.
निर्वाचन आयोग की संरचना अनुच्छेद 324 में है; प्रयोग में स्कूल में composition का अर्थ निबंध है।