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Definition of composite noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

composite

noun
 
/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/
 
/kəmˈpɑːzət/
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  1. [countable] something made by putting together different parts or materials
    • The document was a composite of information from various sources.
  2. [uncountable, countable] a mixture of different materials used for building, making objects, etc.
    • The balls are now made of plastic composite instead of leather.
  3. (also composite sketch)
     (both especially North American English)
    (British English usually identikit)
    [countable] a picture of a person who is wanted by the police, made by putting together photographs of different features of faces from information that is given by somebody who has seen the person compare E-fit™Topics Crime and punishmentc2
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (describing a number having more than one digit): via French from Latin compositus, past participle of componere ‘put together’.
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