collage: Meaning and Definition of

col•lage

Pronunciation: (ku-läzh', kō-), [key]
— n., v., -laged, -lag•ing.
—n.
  1. a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.
  2. a work of art produced by this technique. Cf. assemblage (def. 3).
  3. an assemblage or occurrence of diverse elements or fragments in unlikely or unexpected juxtaposition: The experimental play is a collage of sudden scene shifts, long monologues, musical interludes, and slapstick.
  4. a film that presents a series of seemingly unrelated scenes or images or shifts from one scene or image to another suddenly and without transition.
—v.t.
  1. to make a collage of: The artist has collaged old photos, cartoon figures, and telephone numbers into a unique work of art.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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