First Known Use: 1929
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1montage
noun mon·tage \män-ˈtäzh, mōⁿ(n)-\
: a work of art that is made up of several different kinds of things (such as strips of newspaper, pictures, or pieces of wood)
: a mixture of different things
Full Definition of MONTAGE
1
: the production of a rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of ideas
2
a : a literary, musical, or artistic composite of juxtaposed more or less heterogeneous elements b : a composite picture made by combining several separate pictures
3
: a heterogeneous mixture : jumble <a montage of emotions>
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Origin of MONTAGE
French, from monter to mount
Related to MONTAGE
- Synonyms
- agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, mishmash, mixed bag, miscellany, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter
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verb
mon·tagedmon·tag·ing
Definition of MONTAGE
transitive verb
: to combine into or depict in a montage
First Known Use of MONTAGE
1944
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