collage

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English

A collage

Etymology

Borrowed from French collage.

Pronunciation

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Noun

collage (countable and uncountable, plural collages)

  1. A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface.
  2. A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc..
  3. (uncountable) The technique of producing a work of art of this kind.

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Verb

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  1. (transitive) To make into a collage.

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Anagrams


Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French collage.

Pronunciation

Noun

collage m (plural collages)

  1. collage (image created by placing pictures on a surface)
  2. collage (composite created by the assemblage of various works)

French

Etymology

From coller +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

Noun

collage m (plural collages)

  1. collage
  2. (photography) montage

Descendants

  • Dutch: collage
  • English: collage
  • Russian: колла́ж (kolláž) (see there for further descendants)

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Middle English

Noun

collage

  1. Alternative form of college

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French collage.

Noun

collage m (plural collages)

  1. collage

Further reading