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essay vs composition

composition vs essay

essay and composition both are nouns.

essay is a verb but composition is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
essay Yes No Yes No
composition Yes No No No
As nouns, composition is a hyponym of essay; that is, composition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than essay:
  • essay: an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  • composition: an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
Other hyponyms of essay include paper, report, theme, disquisition, memoir, thanatopsis.
essay (noun) composition (noun)
a tentative attempt the act of creating written works
an analytic or interpretive literary composition musical creation
something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
the way in which someone or something is composed
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
a musical work that has been created
art and technique of printing with movable type
a mixture of ingredients
essay (verb) composition (verb)
make an effort or attempt
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Difference between essay and composition

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