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composure

noun/kəmˈpəʊʒə/

What It Means

Calmness of mind or temperament.

The act of composing

Something which is composed; a composition.

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Composure in Context

“[…] Signʳ Pietro […] had an admirable way both of composure [in music] and teaching.”

— 1818, John Evelyn, Memoirs, edited by William Bray, London: Henry Colburn, 2nd edition, Volume I, entry for 10 March, 1685, p. 592

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From compose + -ure.

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