Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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composition

UK /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ · US /ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ noun

Forms compositions

  1. noun The act of putting together; assembly.
  2. noun A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
  3. noun The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
  4. noun The general makeup of a thing or person.
  5. noun (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
  6. noun (obsolete) An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce.
  7. noun (obsolete) A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.
  8. noun (Singapore, law) A payment of fine in order to settle a (usually minor) criminal charge.

Synonyms

composite configuration constitution blend melange arrangement format form makeup structure composing physical composition make-up musical composition opus piece piece of music writing authorship penning typography paper report theme

Etymology

From Middle English composicioun, borrowed from Old French composicion, from Latin compositiō, compositiōnem.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.
  2. noun The state of being put together or composed; conjunction; combination; adjustment.

Etymology [F. composition, fr. L. compositio. See Composite.]

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “composition”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “composition” (best matches first).

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