bricolage
Construction using whatever materials were available at the timeConstruction using whatever materials were available at the time.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)Construction using whatever materials were available at the time.
Bastelei
construction of something by whatever material are available
(countable)Something constructed with whatever materials were available at the time.
Bastelei
(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).
Near-synonyms: collage, montage
(countable)An instance of this rhetorical style's use, or a work produced with its use.
Near-synonyms: collage, montage
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from French bricolage.Borrowed from French bricolage.
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Forms
plural: bricolages| Singular | bricolage |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable