precomposition

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noun

Decisions made regarding a piece of music before composition begins, such as which key or which genre to use.

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Meanings

nounprecomposition (countable and uncountable, plural precompositions)

plural precompositions

  1. countableuncountableentertainmentDecisions made regarding a piece of music before composition begins, such as which key or which genre to use.
  2. countableuncountablemathematicsA 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.

Origin

From pre- + composition.

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APA

precomposition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precomposition

MLA

“precomposition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precomposition. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precomposition,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precomposition.

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