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mosaic

mo·saic

UK/məʊˈzeɪk/ US/məʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ uncommon
noun (6) adjective (2)

noun

1.

art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass

2.

viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves

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a pattern resembling a mosaic

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assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture

adjective

1.

of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him

  • “Mosaic Law”
2.

decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together

  • “a mosaic floor”
  • “a tessellated pavement”
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From Middle French mosaïque, from Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin museum, musaeum, probably from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

Phrases

  • cultural mosaic
  • mosaic gold
  • mosaic gulper shark
  • mosaic plagiarism
  • mosaic plot
  • mosaic virus
  • mosaic-tailed rat
  • Pallister mosaic aneuploidy syndrome

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