mon·tage (m n-täzh , mô -)n. 1. a. A single pictorial composition made by juxtaposing or superimposing many pictures or designs. b. The art or process of making such a composition. 2. a. A relatively rapid succession of different shots in a movie. b. The juxtaposition of such successive shots as a cinematic technique. 3. A composite of closely juxtaposed elements: a montage of voices on an audiotape. tr.v. mon·taged, mon·tag·ing, mon·tag·es To use or incorporate in a montage. [French, from monter, to mount, from Old French; see mount1.] |
montage [mɒnˈtɑːʒ (French) mɔ̃taʒ]
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1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the art or process of composing pictures by the superimposition or juxtaposition of miscellaneous elements, such as other pictures or photographs
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) such a composition
3. (Performing Arts) a method of film editing involving the juxtaposition or partial superimposition of several shots to form a single image
4. (Performing Arts) a rapidly cut film sequence of this kind
[from French, from monter to mount1]
Montage a musical composed of fragments of music; a quick succession or burst of dialogue or of music and sound effects used to fill the gap in time of a play, opera, etc.
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| Noun | 1. |  montage - a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map"paste-up - a composition of flat objects pasted on a board or other backing; "they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket" photomontage - a montage that uses photographic images |
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