Creating a piece of music, writing, or other artistic work; or arranging and settling one's thoughts or emotions.
From Latin 'componere' (to put together), combining 'com-' (together) and 'ponere' (to place). The present participle shows the ongoing action of putting elements together.
A composer literally 'puts together' musical notes, but the same word applies to settling yourself—'composing yourself' means putting your emotions back in order! The metaphor shows how we see emotions as things that can be arranged, like musical notes.
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