collage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkɒl.ɑːʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /kəˈlɑʒ/ (General-American)
- /kɒˈlɑːʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kəˈlɑːʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- kə-läzh' (General-American)
- /koʊˈlɑʒ/ (General-American)
- kō-läzh' (General-American)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French collage. Doublet of collagen, colloid, and protocol.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
Near-synonyms: bricolage, montage
Richard Brautigan's novel So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away is a collage of memories.
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(uncountable) The technique or method of producing a work of art of this kind.
Near-synonyms: bricolage, montage
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| collages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
collagist (terms derived from collage (noun)) · collagey (terms derived from collage (noun)) · collagic (terms derived from collage (noun)) · collage film (terms derived from collage (noun)) · decollage (terms derived from collage (noun)) · collage novel (terms derived from collage (noun)) · collagistic (terms derived from collage (noun)) · photocollage (terms derived from collage (noun)) · collagelike (terms derived from collage (noun))
Relateds
papier-mâché · décollage · decoupage · montage · pastiche · bricolage
Synonyms
montage · montage · bricolage · bricolage
Translations (46)
id kolase (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · hu kollázs (composite object or collection) · lt koliažas (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · fi kollaasi (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · hu kollázs (technique of producing such a work of art) · ru колла́ж (composite object or collection) · ru колла́ж (technique of producing such a work of art) · cmn 拼貼 /拼贴 (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · fa کلاژ (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · de Collage (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · cs koláž (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · ga colláis (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · es collage (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · fr collage (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · it collage (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · ru колла́ж (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · no collage (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · ro colaj (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · es collage (composite object or collection) · pt composição (composite object or collection) · eo kolaĝo (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · sv kollage (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · ko 콜라주 (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · hy կոլաժ (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · sk koláž (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · ja コラージュ (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · mr चिकटचित्र (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · bg кола́ж (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · ca collage (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · ms kolaj (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · hu kollázs (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · fi kollaasi (technique of producing such a work of art) · el κολάζ (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · sl kolaž (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · nl collage (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · pt colagem (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · ca collage (technique of producing such a work of art) · es collage (technique of producing such a work of art) · pl kolaż (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · ro colaj (technique of producing such a work of art) · pa ਕੋਲਾਜ (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · fi kollaasi (composite object or collection) · mi toipiripiri (composite object or collection) · no kollasj (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · mi toipiripiri (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface) · tr kolaj (picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface)