"composition fee" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1845, Erasmus Wilson, The History of the Middlesex Hospital during the First Century of its Existence, page 4",
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          "ref": "2009, Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge, page 159",
          "text": "Payment of a University Composition Fee under these regulations shall entitle a matriculated student without additional fee ¶ (a) to attend any course within the University which is listed in the table of fees attached to these regulations […]",
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