noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/kɒˈlɑːʒ/
Received-Pronunciation:/kəˈlɑːʒ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒl.ɑːʒ/
General-American:kə-läzh'
General-American:kō-läzh'
General-American:/kəˈlɑʒ/
General-American:/koʊˈlɑʒ/
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rhymes with (UK) -ɑːʒ
rhymes with (US) -ɑʒ
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 L AA1 ZH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Near-synonyms: bricolage, montage
Richard Brautigan's novel So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away is a collage of memories.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bricolage, montage
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The technique or method of producing a work of art of this kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Near-synonyms: bricolage, montage
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bricolage, montage
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To make into a collage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
collage the picture together.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map