photomontage

[ foh-tuh-mon-tahzh ]
/ ˌfoʊ tə mɒnˈtɑʒ /
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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.

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Also called montage.

Origin of photomontage

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + montage

Words nearby photomontage

photometer, photometric brightness, photometry, photomicrograph, photomicroscope, photomontage, photomorphogenesis, photomosaic, photomultiplier, photomural, photomyoclonus
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British Dictionary definitions for photomontage

photomontage
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊmɒnˈtɑːʒ) /

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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