All 5 Uses of
compose
in
Childhood's End
- They had resulted in some extremely interesting compositions.†
Chpt 15compositions = things created -- typically works of music or writing; or acts of creating such work; or the structures of such work
- There had been much wrangling among the various rival composers for the honour of being included in the programme, though a few cynics wondered if it would be an honour at all.†
Chpt 17 *composers = people who write or create
- It was observed, however, that after the concert Thanthalteresco sought out the three composers who had been present, and complimented them all on what he called their "great ingenuity".†
Chpt 17
- Karellen had time for any amount of literary composition when he slowed his thoughts down to the pace of human speech.†
Chpt 4
- He looked at Jean as she lay, pale but composed, in the reclining chair of the flyer.†
Chpt 9 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(compose as in: compose a poem) to write or create something with care -- especially music or a literary work, but could be other things as diverse as a plan or a letter
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(2)
(compose as in: composed of many parts) to create something by arranging parts; or to be those parts
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(3)
(compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Specialized senses of compose include typesetting (preparing text for printing). There are many specialized senses of composition where context tells what something is made up from. Finally, in classic literature, compose may have been used to indicate settling a dispute.