compositional.

1. Relating to how the parts of a whole are selected, combined, or arranged.

2. Having a meaning that follows from the meanings of the parts and how they are combined.

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Words that belong together

• compositional balance
• compositional technique

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The review praised the painting's compositional balance rather than its realism.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.