décollage

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See also: decollage

English

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French décollage, influenced by de- +‎ collage. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

décollage (countable and uncountable, plural décollages)

  1. (art, uncountable) The opposite of collage: the process of cutting, tearing, etc. an original image to produce a new work.
  2. (art, countable) A work in this style.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From décoller +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

Noun

décollage m (plural décollages)

  1. takeoff, lift-off (e.g. of an aircraft from a surface into the air)

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Brazilian Portuguese: decolagem
  • English: décollage

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