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compositional

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˌkɒm.pəˈzɪ.ʃən.əl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English composition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English compositional From composition + -al.

  1. Of or relating to composition.

    The compositional aspects of this work are less than ideal.

  2. Being the sum of its parts.

    The phrase "sum of its parts" is entirely compositional.

    A wet súit meaning a suit that is wet is a compositional phrase; a wét suit meaning a garment worn by skin divers is a compound.