Meaning

(uncountable) Construction using whatever materials were available at the time..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable) Construction using whatever materials were available at the time.
2. (countable) Something constructed with whatever materials were available at the time.
3. (uncountable) A rhetorical style that brings together excerpts or samples of others' rhetoric in some constructive way (to produce, for example, synthesis, extension, or beauty).
4. (countable) An instance of this rhetorical style's use, or a work produced with its use.

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Near-synonyms: collage, montage

Word Forms

• bricolages

Synonyms for bricolage

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When Should You Use Bricolage?

Use bricolage when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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