montage

¹mon·tage

noun \män-ˈtäzh, mōⁿ(n)-\

Definition of MONTAGE

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 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>

Examples of MONTAGE

1. a photographer who often uses montage in her pictures
2. <my memories of the childhood trip are a montage of the sights, smells, and sounds of India>

Origin of MONTAGE

French, from monter to mount

First Known Use: 1929

Related to MONTAGE

Synonyms: agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, mishmash, mixed bag, miscellany, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter

Related Words: detritus, notions, oddments, odds and ends, sundries; accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration; catchall; admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, combination, commixture, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix-up; bollix, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, dog's breakfast [chiefly British], mess, morass, muddle, shambles; imbroglio, knot, snarl, tangle

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Other Performing Arts Terms

diva, dramaturgy, loge, prestidigitation, proscenium, supernumerary, zany

Rhymes with MONTAGE

barrage, collage, corsage, dressage, frottage, garage, gavage, lavage, massage, ménage, mirage, moulage, portage, potage, treillage, triage