Definition of collage
1a : an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface cut pictures from magazines to make a collageb : a creative work that resembles such a composition in incorporating various materials or elements the album is a collage of several musical styles
2 : the art of making collages an artist known for her use of collage
3 : hodgepodge a collage of ideas
4 : a work (such as a film) having disparate scenes in rapid succession without transitions
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Examples of collage in a Sentence
We made collages in art class.
an artist known for her use of collage
The album is a collage of several musical styles.
Recent Examples of collage from the Web
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Any mixed dance concert becomes a collage assembled by a company’s artistic director.
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Prospect.4 will include works by 73 artists from across the globe, including collages by jazz legend Louis Armstrong and works by Yoko Ono, in 17 locations around New Orleans.
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Mr. Antonoff borrows liberally from his touchstones, dipping into different decades — from the Zombies to Electric Light Orchestra to Fine Young Cannibals — for a collage of parts that sound, by design, straight out of a John Hughes film.
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A rainbow collage of fiber-optic cables covers the walls, while a soprano sings a soothing Gregorian-style melody.
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Origin and Etymology of collage
French, literally, gluing, from coller to glue, from colle glue, from Vulgar Latin *colla, from Greek kolla
COLLAGE Defined for English Language Learners
collage
playDefinition of collage for English Language Learners
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: a work of art that is made by attaching pieces of different materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) to a flat surface
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: the art or method of making collages
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: a collection of different things
COLLAGE Defined for Kids
collage
playDefinition of collage for Students
: a work of art made by gluing pieces of different materials to a flat surface
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