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: a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
also
: the process of making it
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: a picture or design made in mosaic
3
: something resembling a mosaic
a mosaic of visions and daydreams and memories—
Lawrence Shainberg
Lawrence Shainberg4
: an organism or one of its parts composed of cells of more than one genotype : chimera sense 3
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: any of numerous virus diseases of plants characterized by diffuse light and dark green or yellow and green mottling of the foliage compare tobacco mosaic virus
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: a composite map made of photographs taken by an aircraft or spacecraft
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: the part of a television camera tube consisting of many minute photoelectric particles that convert light to an electric charge
mosaicked; mosaicking
Mo·sa·ic
mō-ˈzā-ik 
: of or relating to Moses or the institutions or writings attributed to him
lived under the Mosaic Law
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Noun
a church decorated with old mosaics
a picture done in mosaic
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Set in what is called the Montreux Riviera on the shores of Lake Geneva, the area features a mosaic of landscapes.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
In the landmarked Red Room, the mosaic walls could not be touched.
—David Moin, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Uptown Art Expo: Featuring more than 140 artists with displays of glass, jewelry, mosaics, paintings, photography, pottery, sculpture and more all available for purchase.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Set in what is called the Montreux Riviera on the shores of Lake Geneva, the area features a mosaic of landscapes.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Five years ago, many clinicians would have advised a patient to discard mosaic embryos, says Dr. Rachel Weinerman, an infertility specialist and associate professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Ohio.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
In the landmarked Red Room, the mosaic walls could not be touched.
—David Moin, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Mosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosaic. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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