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bricolage

[ˌbɹi.koʊˈlɑʒ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
brico-lage
IPA
[ˌbɹi.koʊˈlɑʒ]
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Construction using whatever materials were available at the time.

Uncountable

noun

Something constructed with whatever materials were available at the time.

Countable

noun

A rhetorical style that brings together excerpts or samples of others' rhetoric in some constructive way (to produce, for example, synthesis, extension, or beauty).

Uncountable

noun

An instance of this rhetorical style's use, or a work produced with its use.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree French bricoler Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French bricolagebor. English bricolage Borrowed from French bricolage.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˌbɹi.koʊˈlɑʒ]
  • British English: /ˌbɹi.kəʊˈlɑːʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bricolages (plural)

Derived Forms

bricolagist

Synonyms

collage montage

Questions

How do you pronounce bricolage?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˌbɹi.koʊˈlɑʒ].
What does bricolage mean?
Construction using whatever materials were available at the time.
Where does bricolage come from?
Etymology tree French bricoler Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French bricolagebor. English bricolage Borrowed from French bricolage.

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