mon·tage (mŏn-täzh', môN-)
n.

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.

tr.v., -taged, -tag·ing, -tag·es.
To use or incorporate in a montage.

[French, from monter, to mount, from Old French. See mount¹.]

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