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composite
adj
- 1. Made up of different parts, materials or styles.
- Thesaurus: synthesized, mixed, compound, manifold, heterogenous, multiple, complex, conglomerate; Antonym: homogeneous, uniform.
- Belonging or relating to the Compositae (see noun 1 below) family.
- 1. bot.
- A member of the largest family of flowering plants Compositae with a flower head consisting of a crowd of tiny florets often surrounded by a circle of bracts, eg daisy.
- A combination of two or more materials which has superior properties to any of its individual components.
- The most decorative of the five main orders (see order noun 19) of architecture. Compare Corinthian (sense 2), Doric, Ionic, Tuscan.
- Form: Composite (often)
- composited, compositing
1. To pool and combine proposals from local branches eg of a political party, etc, so as to produce a satisfactory list for discussion at a national level.
