Context of Comprise

Musical systems that depend upon improvisation, such as Indian and Middle Eastern, lack a focus on harmony in the Western sense, and early music from many places around the globe, including the West, do not depend upon it. And the set of seven tones or notes that comprise Western music’s harmonic system represents only one such organizational structure. The pentatonic scale, used in many Asian and Native American musics, uses five tones. Western music use the ability of tonal harmony to powerfully and predictably create and dissipate tension.

The word “comprise” in the passage is closest in meaning to?

Examples with Comprise

Employee resource groups at Netflix, comprising individuals from various parts of the organization who shared a common identity, became involved in the creative process as the company expanded its original content division.

–Technology

Within the water cycle, the isotopic ‘fingerprint’ of every water molecule comprises a unique composition, showcasing subtle variations in the atomic weight of the oxygen and hydrogen atoms forming the molecule.

–Science

France’s pension expenditure, comprising just over 14 percent of its GDP, ranks among the highest within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, showcasing its notable position among these economically prosperous nations.

–Business

Bill Hancock, who heads the College Football Playoff, pointed out that the group, comprised the 10 college football conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director, all agree on expanding the four-team playoff.

–Sports

The State Department’s estimate indicates that approximately 24.9 million people worldwide are victims of trafficking, with children comprising nearly one-third of these victims, according to information from the United Nations.

–Arts and Culture

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