"bricolage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbɹi.kəʊˈlɑːʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˌbɹi.koʊˈlɑʒ] [US] Forms: bricolages [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French bricolage. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bricolage}} French bricolage Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bricolage (countable and uncountable, plural bricolages)
  1. (uncountable) Construction using whatever materials were available at the time. Tags: uncountable Translations (construction): askartelu (Finnish), Bastelei [feminine] (German), bricolaje [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bricolage-en-noun-en:construction_using_whatever_materials_were_available Disambiguation of 'construction': 90 1 2 7
  2. (countable) Something constructed with whatever materials were available at the time. Tags: countable Translations (something constructed): askarreltu [adjective] (Finnish), askartelu (Finnish), Bastelei [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-bricolage-en-noun-en:something_constructed_with_whatever_materials_were_available Disambiguation of 'something constructed': 4 80 12 4
  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). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Hobbies
    Sense id: en-bricolage-en-noun-en:rhetorical_style Disambiguation of Hobbies: 5 3 71 21 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 3 63 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 8 62 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 5 70 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 71 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 9 60 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 10 60 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 7 66 21
  4. (countable) An instance of this rhetorical style's use, or a work produced with its use. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-bricolage-en-noun-en:instance_of_this_rhetorical_style Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bricolagist

Inflected forms

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        "(uncountable) Construction using whatever materials were available at the time."
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          "word": "askartelu"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "construction",
      "word": "askartelu"
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      "word": "askartelu"
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