collage
/kəˈlɒʒ/kuh-LOZH
/kəˈlɑʒ/kuh-LAHZH
Meaninga gluing
Common meaning: art made by gluing pieces
- collglueLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 825 · scan
- agenoun ending: an act, state or collection
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek κόλλα ‘glue’.
Roots
- κόλλα Greek “glue”
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