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collagelike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English collage Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English collagelike From collage + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a collage; presenting a jumble of different types of content
    • The sharp young company brings energy and wit to both the collagelike text, composed of odd tales of dispossession, and Michael Friedman’s eclectic cavalcade of pastiche songs. 2007 August 31, The New York Times, “Theater Listings”, in New York Times:

Forms

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more collagelike Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most collagelike Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

collagey