compositional
/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃənəl/kahm-puh-ZIH-shuh-nuhl
/ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃənəl/kahm-puh-ZIH-shuh-nuhl
Meaningrelating to composition
Common meaning: relating to composition (inferred)
- comwith, together; thoroughlySkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 103 · scan
- positionto put down, set in placeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1396 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
‘with, together’ + ‘to put down, set in place’ → compositional
Journey through time
- Latincom- + ponere‘with, together; thoroughly + to put down, set in place’source
- Latincompositionemsource
- Frenchcompositionsource
- Englishcomposition‘a putting together’
- Englishformed in English from compositioncompositional‘relating to composition (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: relating to composition. It can be inferred from any of: composition.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from composition + -al (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- compositionem Latin “a putting together”
- pōnō, posuī, positum Latin “to put down, set in place”
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