1
: the production of a rapid succession of images in a movie to illustrate an association of ideas
2
a
: a literary, musical, or artistic composite (see composite entry 2 sense 1) of juxtaposed more or less heterogeneous elements
b
: a composite picture made by combining several separate pictures
3
: a heterogeneous mixture : jumble
a montage of emotions
a montage of sounds
Examples of montage in a Sentence
Noun
a photographer who often uses montage in her pictures
my memories of the childhood trip are a montage of the sights, smells, and sounds of India
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
In the sixth episode of Season 3, the 1990s timeline begins with a montage of Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) bringing meals to Coach Scott, who is imprisoned in the animal pen.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 31 Jan. 2024
From that welcome jolt, the relationship jumps to an awkward morning after and then a getting-to-know-you montage, complete with walks on the beach.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2022
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Noun
Her wispy, whimsical vocals hovered above glitchy pre-recorded montages of laughter, snippets of conversation, and glowing synth swells from a laptop to her right.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
In the sixth episode of Season 3, the 1990s timeline begins with a montage of Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) bringing meals to Coach Scott, who is imprisoned in the animal pen.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
Among them were a video montaging victims of state violence that placed Anne Frank alongside the Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 31 Jan. 2024
From that welcome jolt, the relationship jumps to an awkward morning after and then a getting-to-know-you montage, complete with walks on the beach.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2022
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“Montage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/montage. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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