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collage.

A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɒˈlɑːʒ/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈlɑːʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɒl.ɑːʒ/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈlɑʒ/General-American
  1. A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner.

    countable · uncountable
  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.

    countable · uncountable
    Richard Brautigan's novel So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away is a collage of memories.
  3. The technique or method of producing a work of art of this kind.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French collage. Doublet of collagen, colloid, and protocol.

verb/kɒˈlɑːʒ/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈlɑːʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɒl.ɑːʒ/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈlɑʒ/General-American
  1. To make into a collage.

    transitive
    collage the picture together.
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French collage. Doublet of collagen, colloid, and protocol.

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