Composition vs. Writing — What's the Difference?

The combining of distinct parts or elements to form a whole.

Writing is a medium of human communication that involves the representation of a language with written symbols. Writing systems are not themselves human languages (with the debatable exception of computer languages); they are means of rendering a language into a form that can be reconstructed by other humans separated by time and/or space.

The manner in which such parts are combined or related.

The activity or skill of writing

General makeup

The activity or occupation of composing text for publication

The result or product of composing; a mixture or compound.

The act or process of producing and recording words in a form that can be read and understood

Arrangement of artistic parts so as to form a unified whole.

The occupation or style of someone who writes, especially for publication.

The art or act of composing a musical or literary work.

Written form

A work of music, literature, or art, or its structure or organization.

Handwriting; penmanship

A short essay, especially one written as an academic exercise.

Meaningful letters or characters that constitute readable matter

(Law) A settlement whereby the creditors of a debtor about to enter bankruptcy agree, in return for some financial consideration, usually proffered immediately, to the discharge of their respective claims on receipt of payment which is in a lesser amount than that actually owed on the claim.

A written work, especially a literary composition

(Linguistics) The formation of compounds from separate words.

Writings (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Bible The third of the three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles. See Table at Bible.

(Printing) Typesetting.

(uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.

The act of putting together; assembly.

(countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.

A mixture or compound; the result of composing.

(uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.

The proportion of different parts to make a whole.

(countable) A work of an author.

The general makeup of a thing or person.

(countable) The style of writing of a person.

(obsolete) An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce.

Intended for or used in writing.

(obsolete) A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.

Inflection of write

A payment of fine in order to settle a (usually minor) criminal charge.

The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs.

(legal) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.

Anything written or printed; anything expressed in characters or letters

An essay.

Handwriting; chirography.

(linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.

The act of creating written works;

A work of music, literature or art.

The work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect);

(printing) Typesetting.

(usually plural) the collected work of an author;

(mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.

Letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language;

(physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.

The activity of putting something in written form;

(obsolete) Consistency; accord; congruity.

Synthesis as opposed to analysis.

The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.

(object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

The state of being put together or composed; conjunction; combination; adjustment.

A mass or body formed by combining two or more substances; as, a chemical composition.

A literary, musical, or artistic production, especially one showing study and care in arrangement; - often used of an elementary essay or translation done as an educational exercise.

Consistency; accord; congruity.

Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or conditions of settlement; agreement.

The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between the parties; also, the sum or amount of compensation agreed upon in the adjustment.

Synthesis as opposed to analysis.

A mixture of ingredients

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;

A musical work that has been created;

Musical creation

The act of creating written works;

Art and technique of printing with movable type

An essay (especially one written as an assignment);

Something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole;