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composture.

Compost, composted manure.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəmˈpɒst͡ʃə/Received-Pronunciation/kəmˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/General-American
  1. Compost, composted manure.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. Composition, makeup, formation.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  3. A kind of plaster.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French composture (“compost”), from late Old French composture, possibly from Latin compositūra, compostūra (“composition”); equivalent to compost + -ure. Compare Portuguese compostura, Spanish compostura.

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