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My gut knotted as I wrote from the point of view of characters whose lives were rooted in bigotry and intolerance. But there were also narrators who made my heart soar. Disabling my censor, allowing each character to speak his or her mind, I have, in 'Witness,' attempted to piece together a mosaic of community giving birth to its conscience.
Karen Hesse

Meaning of "mosaic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOSAIC

Via French and Italian from Medieval Latin mōsaicus, from Late Greek mouseion mosaic work, from Greek mouseios of the Muses, from mousaMuse.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MOSAIC

mosaic  [məˈzeɪɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOSAIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mosaic is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOSAIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mosaic

Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It is a technique of decorative art or interior decoration. Most mosaics are made of small, flat, roughly square, pieces of stone or glass of different colors, known as tesserae; but some, especially floor mosaics, may also be made of small rounded pieces of stone, and called "pebble mosaics".

Definition of mosaic in the English dictionary

The first definition of mosaic in the dictionary is a design or decoration made up of small pieces of coloured glass, stone, etc. Other definition of mosaic is the process of making a mosaic. Mosaic is also a mottled yellowing that occurs in the leaves of plants affected with any of various virus diseases.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOSAIC


algebraic
ˌældʒɪˈbreɪɪk
allogeneic
ˈælədʒəˌneɪɪk
Altaic
ælˈteɪɪk
apotropaic
ˌæpəʊtrəˈpeɪɪk
Aramaic
ˌærəˈmeɪɪk
archaic
ɑːˈkeɪɪk
deltaic
delˈteɪɪk
formulaic
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪɪk
Hebraic
hɪˈbreɪɪk
Judaic
dʒuːˈdeɪɪk
laic
ˈleɪɪk
maleic
məˈleɪɪk
photomosaic
ˌfəʊtəʊməˈzeɪɪk
photovoltaic
ˌfəʊtəʊvɒlˈteɪɪk
premosaic
ˌpriːməʊˈzeɪɪk
prosaic
prəʊˈzeɪɪk
Ptolemaic
ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪk
stanzaic
stænˈzeɪɪk
voltaic
vɒlˈteɪɪk
xenogeneic
ˌzɛnəʊdʒɪˈneɪɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOSAIC

mosaic disease
mosaic gold
Mosaic law
Mosaical
mosaically
mosaicism
mosaicist
mosaicked
mosaicking
mosaiclike
mosasaur
mosasauri
mosasaurus
mosbolletjie
moschate
moschatel
moschiferous
Moscow
mose

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOSAIC

Alcaic
Biblical Aramaic
Chaldaic
choleraic
craic
Cyrenaic
dispondaic
Eddaic
faradaic
mesaraic
Mishnaic
Mithraic
paradisaic
Romaic
saic
Sinaic
spondaic
stenopaic
trochaic
Ural-Altaic

Synonyms and antonyms of mosaic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mosaic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOSAIC

Find out the translation of mosaic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mosaic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mosaic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

镶嵌图案
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mosaico
570 millions of speakers

English

mosaic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पच्चीकारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فُسَيْفِسَاءٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мозаика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mosaico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিচিত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mosaïque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mozek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mosaik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モザイク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모자이크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mozaik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồ khảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மொசைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अशी कलाकृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mozaik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mosaico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mozaika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мозаїка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mozaic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μωσαϊκό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mosaïek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mosaik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mosaikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mosaic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOSAIC»

The term «mosaic» is very widely used and occupies the 10.758 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOSAIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mosaic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mosaic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mosaic

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10 QUOTES WITH «MOSAIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mosaic.
1
Arthur Cohn
It has nothing to do with commercial success. You cannot calculate in your head how to put the mosaic together to make a commercial film: that's out of the question.
2
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Everyone should unconditionally accept that Israel is an indispensable element of the Middle Eastern mosaic.
3
Matthew Fox
Filmmaking is always sort of building a mosaic of this arc of what the character is going through.
4
Karen Hesse
My gut knotted as I wrote from the point of view of characters whose lives were rooted in bigotry and intolerance. But there were also narrators who made my heart soar. Disabling my censor, allowing each character to speak his or her mind, I have, in 'Witness,' attempted to piece together a mosaic of community giving birth to its conscience.
5
Sheila Jackson Lee
The greatness of Americans is that we are mosaic - we are diverse.
6
Thomas Mallon
The Czech Republic, severed from its old Slovak half, sits in apparent landlocked contentment, inside the European Union but outside the troubled Euro Zone, set into the new Continental mosaic like one of the small sturdy paving stones, just a few inches square, that form the sidewalks under the visitor's ambling feet.
7
Barbara Mandrell
I learned mainly through television, but I learned how to do mosaic, where you can buy stones or things of that nature. But also where you bust the tile to decorate pots for flowers or table tops. Lots of different things. Wherever you want it, you can mosaic just about anything. It took me about two weeks to do a big birdbath.
8
Francis Maude
We said in our 21st Century Party paper there are 61 mosaic groups, which the market research people use as different socio-economic categories and half of our members come from just five of those groups and that is very narrow - too narrow.
9
Enrique Pena Nieto
Mexico is a mosaic of different realities and beauties.
10
Alice Paul
I always feel the movement is a sort of mosaic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOSAIC»

Discover the use of mosaic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mosaic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mosaic
A topsecret government hopes to use "multiple personality disorder" to create a master assassin, but when intelligence officer Major Roger Grayson is sent to investigate the "experiment", he meets a beautiful woman who has been mysteriously ...
John R. Maxim, 2000
2
Mosaic
Set against the bustling backdrop of New York City and the exotic splendor of Jordan, Mosaic is a story of love and betrayal, of a clash of cultures and traditions---and one woman's struggle to rebuild her life.
Soheir Khashoggi, 2007
3
Mosaic
Mosaic tells the life story of Captain Janeway, a compelling tale of personal bravery, personal loyalty, tragedy and triumph.
Jeri Taylor, 2002
4
Mosaic: The Training Kit for Euro-mediterranean Youth Work
In 1998, the Council of Europe and the European Commission decided to take common action in the field of youth.
Council of Europe, Council of Europe Staff, 2010
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Mosaic
Blind for ten years, concert-pianist Julia Austrian's sight returns long enough for her to witness her mother's murder, and now blind again, she must work with a CIA analyst to uncover the dark secrets behind the killing. Reprint.
Gayle Lynds, 1999
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Ancient Mosaic Pavements: Themes, Issues, and Trends : ...
This publication is engaged in issues, trends, and themes depicted on mosaic pavements discovered in Israel, the Gaza Strip and Petra (the provinces of ancient Palaestina Prima, Secunda and Tertia) with comparable floors in Jordan (Arabia).
Rāḥēl Ḥaḵlîlî, 2009
7
The Complete Pebble Mosaic Book
This is a complete sourcebook for enthusiasts and landscape designers - an accessible and illustrated guide for creating basic to advanced projects from start to finish.
Maggy Howarth, 2003
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Mosaic Techniques & Traditions: Projects & Designs from ...
With the breathtaking work of hundreds of artists on display throughout, this visually arresting volume showcases mosaics from all corners of the globe and teaches the skills needed to produce 15 beautiful pieces of your own.
Sonia King, 2003
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A Mosaic of Believers: Diversity and Innovation in a ...
Gerardo Marti shows us how this unusual church has achieved multiethnicity, not by targeting specific groups, but by providing multiple havens of inclusion that play down ethnic differences.
Gerardo Marti, 2009
10
Mosaic Renaissance: Millefiori in Mosaics
A resource on mosaic art offers an introduction to basic supplies and cutting techniques; more than 60 patterns; 10 projects, such as a light-switch plate and a wine bottle; and a gallery of work by mosaic artists--all in a book with 300 ...
Laurel Skye, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOSAIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mosaic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Historic mosaic murals: A personal tale of move from Union Terminal …
The wonderful mosaic murals that were originally created for Cincinnati's Union Terminal are about ready to move again, from Greater ... «User-generated content, Jul 15»
2
Mosaic Given New $56.00 Price Target at Susquehanna (MOS)
Mosaic Co logo Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) had its target price lowered by Susquehanna from $59.00 to $56.00 in a report issued on Wednesday, ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
3
Current Trade News Review: Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE …
The Mosaic Company (MOS) plans to release 2015 second quarter earnings results on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, before the market opening of ... «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
4
Mosaic Center to be audited as public calls motives behind request …
WORCESTER – The Mosaic Cultural Complex, along with several other organizations, will face an audit by the city although many in the public ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Mosaic battery, storage and WiFi pack hits Kickstarter
Mosaic, which has just landed on Kickstarter, should help solve this problem. The device is essentially a two-in-one combo package which can ... «Android Authority, Jul 15»
6
A mosaic of techniques
The walls of the long sidewalk that overlook Le Café at Novotel is adorned with images bright and textured. Five artists — Lona Logan, Deepa ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
7
26000 piece mosaic represents diversity of residents
Residents aged from 7 to 70 joined forces with Peabody volunteers and artist Susan Penrose to create the mosaic at 47 Provost Street, which ... «24dash, Jul 15»
8
Ancient Roman mosaic found in Georgia's seaside Adjara region
A unique ancient Roman mosaic has been discovered at the Gonio Castle site in the seaside region of Adjara in western Georgia during ... «Agenda.ge, Jul 15»
9
Release Date: Concepts x Nike SB Stefan Janoski Max “Mosaic
The Concepts x Nike SB Stefan Janoski Max “Mosaic” is officially introduced, and as its moniker suggests, the Janoski Max takes inspiration ... «KicksOnFire.com, Jul 15»
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Tieton Post Office mosaic redo drive tops $40K
Tieton boosters have started a Kickstarter campaign to remodel the Tieton Post Office façade into a mosaic postage stamp made out of 41,500 ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»

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