mosaic

verb

mosaicked; mosaicking
Synonyms of mosaicnext

transitive verb

1
: to decorate with mosaics
2
: to form into a mosaic

Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mosaic was in 1770

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“Mosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosaic. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

mosaic

noun
mo·​sa·​ic
mō-ˈzā-ik
1
: a decoration on a surface made by setting small pieces of glass, tile, or stone of different colors into another material so as to make pictures or patterns
2
: the process of making mosaics
3
: something resembling a mosaic
especially : a virus disease of plants characterized by mottling of the foliage
mosaic adjective

Medical Definition

mosaic

1 of 2 noun
mo·​sa·​ic mō-ˈzā-ik How to pronounce mosaic (audio)
: an organism or one of its parts composed of cells of more than one genotype : chimera

mosaic

2 of 2 adjective
1
: exhibiting mosaicism
2
mosaically adverb

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