photomontage

[foh-tuh-mon-tahzh]

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noun Photography.

a combination of several photographs joined together for artistic effect or to show more of the subject than can be shown in a single photograph.

Origin of photomontage

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + montage

Also called montage.

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British Dictionary definitions for photomontage

photomontage

noun

the technique of producing a composite picture by combining several photographs: used esp in advertising

the composite picture so produced

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Word Origin and History for photomontage

1931, from photo + montage.