montage

assembly, assembly process

noun mohn-TAZH Rare

Origin: French 'monter' (to assemble) + -age

Also means

film editing; financial scheme

Usage Note

Montage has several distinct meanings: the physical assembly of a machine or furniture (montage IKEA), film editing (le montage d'un film), and in finance a montage financier is a complex financial arrangement, sometimes euphemistic for a questionable scheme. English borrowed the word specifically for its film-editing sense.

Examples

"Le montage de ce film est remarquable."

Natural Translation

The editing of this film is remarkable.

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