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montage

Syllabification: (mon·tage)

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Definition of montage

noun

  • the process or technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole.
  • a sequence of film resulting from this:a dazzling montage of the movie’s central banquet scene
  • the technique of producing a new composite whole from fragments of pictures, text, or music:the play often verged on montage

Origin:

early 20th century: French, from monter 'to mount'

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Definition of montage in the British & World English dictionary