Meaning & use

Collaged

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Assembled or created by gluing together different materials or images onto a single surface.

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She collaged old magazine clippings into a striking portrait.

The artist's notebook is filled with pages collaged from ticket stubs and photographs.

A note on using this word

Functions as both the past tense of the verb 'to collage' and an adjective describing a finished collage artwork.

Words with a similar meaning

assembledpieced together

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Another way to use it

2. adjective

Made up of a mixture of different elements combined together.

The film had a collaged narrative structure, jumping between eras.

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