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photomontage

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A composite image combining two or more photographs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The art of constructing such images.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a montage that uses photographic images

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: collage, montage

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English montage English photomontage From photo- + montage.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fotomuntatge — composite image
  • Esperanto: fotomuntaĵo — composite image
  • Finnish: fotomontaasi — composite image
  • French: photomontage — composite image
  • Georgian: ფოტომონტაჟი (poṭomonṭaži) — composite image
  • German: Fotomontage — composite image
  • Greek: φωτομοντάζ (fotomontáz) — composite image
  • Hungarian: fotómontázs — composite image
  • Irish: fótamontáis — composite image
  • Italian: fotomontaggio — composite image
  • Korean: 포토몽타주 (potomongtaju) — composite image
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fotomontasje — composite image
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fotomontasje — composite image
  • Polish: fotomontaż — composite image
  • Portuguese: fotomontagem — composite image
  • Romanian: fotomontaj — composite image
  • Russian: фотомонтаж (fotomontaž) — composite image
  • Russian: фотоколлаж (fotokollaž) — composite image
  • Serbo-Croatian: fotomontaža — composite image
  • Serbo-Croatian: fotokolaž — composite image
  • Ukrainian: фотомонтаж (fotomontaž) — composite image