Definitions for collagekəˈlɑʒ

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. collage, montage(noun)



  2. collage(noun)

    any collection of diverse things

    "a collage of memories"


  1. collage(n.)

    the technique of producing a work of art that is a collage.

  2. collage(n.)

    any composite object, whether abstract or concrete, created by assembling components of varied types.

  3. collage(n.)

    (Cinema) a film having scenes of different types or from different locations displayed in rapid succession without transitions.


  1. collage(Noun)

    A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface.

  2. collage(Noun)


  3. collage(Noun)


  4. collage(Verb)

    To make into a collage.

  5. Origin: Borrowed from collage


  1. Collage

    Collage is a technique of an art production, primarily used in the visual arts, where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. A collage may sometimes include newspaper clippings, ribbons, bits of colored or handmade papers, portions of other artwork or texts, photographs and other found objects, glued to a piece of paper or canvas. The origins of collage can be traced back hundreds of years, but this technique made a dramatic reappearance in the early 20th century as an art form of novelty. The term collage derives from the French "coller" meaning "glue". This term was coined by both Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art.

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  2. Jerald Podair:

    This is the most emotion an American president has ever shown on camera, i can almost guarantee that when there is some sort of collage shown of this president's presidency, this one moment will be in there.

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