🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Compositore

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kom.po.ziˈto.re

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Composer/kəmˈpoʊ.zər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il compositore ha vinto un premio per la sua musica."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who writes music, especially as a professional occupation.

    "Ludwig van Beethoven is considered one of the greatest composers in Western music history."
  2. 2

    A person who creates or arranges music for performance.

    "The composer of the film score received an Academy Award for his work."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'composer' originates from the Latin 'componere', meaning 'to put together'. It evolved through Old French 'composer' in the 14th century, which retained the meaning of creating or arranging, particularly in the context of music.

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