composite
adjective/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/
/kəmˈpɑːzət/
[only before noun]- made of different parts or materials
- a composite picture (= one made from several pictures)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryComposite is used with these nouns:- material
- picture
- sketch
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (describing a number having more than one digit): via French from Latin compositus, past participle of componere ‘put together’.Want to learn more?
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