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bricolage


bri·co·lage

noun \ˌbrē-kō-ˈläzh, ˌbri-\

Definition of BRICOLAGE

: construction (as of a sculpture or a structure of ideas) achieved by using whatever comes to hand; also : something constructed in this way

Origin of BRICOLAGE

French, from bricoler to putter about
First Known Use: 1964

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