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Fugitive compositions
Fugitive Fu"gi*tive, a. [OE. fugitif, F. fugitif, fr. L. fugitivus, fr. fugere to flee. See Bow to bend, and cf. Feverfew.] 1. Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a fugitive debtor. The fugitive Parthians follow. --Shak. Can a fugitive daughter enjoy herself while her parents are in tear? --Richardson A libellous pamphlet of a fugitive physician. --Sir H. Wotton. 2. Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away; volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; -- applied to material and immaterial things; as, fugitive colors; a fugitive idea. The me more tender and fugitive parts, the leaves . . . of vegatables. --Woodward. Fugitive compositions, Such as are short and occasional, and so published that they quickly escape notice. Syn: Fleeting; unstable; wandering; uncertain; volatile; fugacious; fleeing; evanescent.

Meaning of COMPOSITIONS from wikipedia

- composed, composited, or composition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Composition or Compositions may refer to: Composition (dance), practice and teaching...
- process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called composers. Composers of primarily songs are usually called...
- compositions by Antonín Dvořák includes works sortable by Jarmil Burghauser catalogue number (B.), opus number (when applicable), date of composition...
- used catalogue of Bach's compositions. Some of the early biographies of Johann Sebastian Bach contain lists of his compositions. For instance, his obituary...
- A chemical composition specifies the identity, arrangement, and ratio of the chemical elements making up a compound by way of chemical and atomic bonds...
- integer has finitely many distinct compositions. Negative numbers do not have any compositions, but 0 has one composition, the empty sequence. Each positive...
- The following is a list of compositions by Johannes Brahms, classified by genre and type of work. The table is sortable (click on header of "#" column)...
- particularly technically demanding. The primary cataloguing system for his compositions was developed by Humphrey Searle; it has been thoroughly revamped by...
- Grandmasters for chess composition, for both chess problems and studies International Honorary Masters for chess composition International Solving Grandmasters...
- Composition of the German states' governing coalitions...