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precomposition

precomposition noun: decisions made regarding a piece of music before composition begins, such as which key or which genre to use.

Noun

precomposition (countable and uncountable, plural precompositions)

  1. Decisions made regarding a piece of music before composition begins, such as which key or which genre to use.
  2. A form of pullback where a function of a variable y can be rewritten as a function of x if y itself is a function of x.

Forms of precomposition

pluralprecompositions

Origin of precomposition

From pre- + composition.

Questions about precomposition

What does precomposition mean?
Precomposition means decisions made regarding a piece of music before composition begins, such as which key or which genre to use.
What part of speech is precomposition?
Precomposition is a noun.
What is the plural of precomposition?
The plural of precomposition is precompositions.

Words near precomposition in the dictionary

  1. precomplexing
  2. precompose
  3. precomposed
  4. precomposes
  5. precomposing
  6. precomposition
  7. precompositional
  8. precompositionally
  9. precompositions
  10. precompound
  11. precomprehend

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