Definition of montage

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mon·tage    (mn-täzh, mô-) KEY  

NOUN:

1. 1. A single pictorial composition made by juxtaposing or superimposing many pictures or designs.
   2. The art or process of making such a composition.
2. 1. A relatively rapid succession of different shots in a movie.
   2. The juxtaposition of such successive shots as a cinematic technique.
3. A composite of closely juxtaposed elements: a montage of voices on an audiotape.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
mon·taged , mon·tag·ing , mon·tag·es

To use or incorporate in a montage.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, from monter, to mount, from Old French ; see mount ¹

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