montage

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noun

mon·​tage män-ˈtäzh How to pronounce montage (audio)
mōⁿ(n)-
1
: the production of a rapid succession of images in a motion picture to illustrate an association of ideas
2
a
: a literary, musical, or artistic composite (see composite entry 2 sense 1) of juxtaposed more or less heterogeneous elements
b
: a composite picture made by combining several separate pictures
3
: a heterogeneous mixture : jumble
a montage of emotions
a montage of sounds

montage

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verb

montaged; montaging

transitive verb

: to combine into or depict in a montage

Examples of montage in a Sentence

Noun a photographer who often uses montage in her pictures my memories of the childhood trip are a montage of the sights, smells, and sounds of India
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
On Friday, the Saturday Night Fever star shared a video montage on Instagram, highlighting various activities from his 70th birthday vacation. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024 What would be a throwaway training montage in other stories, Toriyama would use as an opportunity to build up characters and tension. Gene Park, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 After Vandross was included in the montage during a performance in California this month, the estate reportedly reached out to Madonna’s tour team to ask for a correction. Lisa Respers France, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024 The Celebration tour launched in October 2023, but Vandross’ image was only recently added to the montage, debuting during Madonna’s performance in Sacramento, California on Saturday, Feb. 24. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024 The move came after Vandross’ picture was added to the montage during Saturday night’s show in Sacramento, CA according to Page Six. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2024 According to Page Six, who first reported the news, Luther Vandross’ image was suddenly included on Saturday during this montage at a tour stop in Sacramento, Calif, which apparently came as a surprise to the late singer-songwriter's estate. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2024 These photos are some like edit of like a montage of photos that somebody did in 2014. Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024 In December, Kaling shared an Instagram video montage of clips from her family's Thanksgiving celebration in the Big Apple with short clips of her two kids. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
Verb
Among them were a video montaging victims of state violence that placed Anne Frank alongside the Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 31 Jan. 2024 From that welcome jolt, the relationship jumps to an awkward morning after and then a getting-to-know-you montage, complete with walks on the beach. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2022 The first two episodes, on COVID-19 and the Trump Presidency, ricochet from story to montage to interview to speculation. The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021 The residences will be similar to Montage Residences. Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2017

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from French, "act of rising, act of moving things to a higher place, assembly of a mechanism from its components, editing of film shots to make a coherent whole," from monter "to climb, get up onto (a horse), move to a higher place, assemble from component parts, assemble (film shots) into a coherent whole" (going back to Old French, "to climb, get up onto a horse, set up") + -age — more at mount entry 2

Verb

derivative of montage entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of montage was in 1929

Dictionary Entries Near montage

Cite this Entry

“Montage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/montage. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

montage

noun
mon·​tage
män-ˈtäzh,
mōn-
1
: an artistic composition made up of several different kinds of items (as strips of newspaper, pictures, bits of wood) arranged together
2
: a rapid succession of distinct scenes or images in a motion picture to illustrate associated ideas

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