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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024col•lage /kəˈlɑʒ/USA pronunciation n. - Fine Art[uncountable] a technique of making a work of art by pasting on a surface various materials such as newspaper clippings or parts of photographs around a common theme.
- Fine Art[countable] a work produced by this technique.
- Show Business a film, book, story, play, or other work that shifts suddenly from one unrelated scene or image to another, or that combines different styles in one:[countable]The book was a strange collage of history, sociology, science fiction, and war theory.
col•lag•ist, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024col•lage (kə läzh′, kō-),USA pronunciation n., v., -laged, -lag•ing.
n. - Fine Arta technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.
- Fine Arta work of art produced by this technique. Cf. assemblage (def. 3).
- an assemblage or occurrence of diverse elements or fragments in unlikely or unexpected juxtaposition:The experimental play is a collage of sudden scene shifts, long monologues, musical interludes, and slapstick.
- Show Businessa film that presents a series of seemingly unrelated scenes or images or shifts from one scene or image to another suddenly and without transition.
v.t. - Fine Artto make a collage of:The artist has collaged old photos, cartoon figures, and telephone numbers into a unique work of art.
- Greek kólla) + -age -age
- French, equivalent. to colle paste, glue (
- 1915–20
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