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Collocations for composition - noun

1. parts that form sth

ADJECTIVE

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 workforce
age, class, demographic, ethnic, family, gender, household, population, racial, social
the ethnic composition of the region
species
chemical, mineralogical

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VERB + composition

determine
elections to determine the composition of the assembly
analyse/analyze, measure, study
alter, change
Irradiation changes the chemical composition of a spice.

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composition + VERB

change, differ
Has household composition changed in the last decade?

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PHRASES

a change in the composition of sth

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2. piece of music

ADJECTIVE

classical, instrumental, musical
original
an original composition by a popular young composer

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VERB + composition

write
perform, play

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PREPOSITION

composition by
a composition by John Cage
composition for
a composition for violin and piano

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3. art of writing music

VERB + composition

study
teach

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PHRASES

a method of composition

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4. piece of writing

ADJECTIVE

literary, original, poetic, prose

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VERB + composition

do, write
In the exam you will have to do a composition.

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PREPOSITION

composition on
a composition on the effects of crime

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5. work of art

ADJECTIVE

abstract, figure, formal, pictorial
original
perfect

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VERB + composition

create

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PREPOSITION

composition by
a composition by the sculptor, Bernt Notke

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