mosaic
noun/moʊˈzeɪɪk/
Frequency rank: #6,995 most common English word
Meaning
a picture or pattern made by arranging small pieces of colored stone, glass, or tile.
Example sentence
The artist spent months creating mosaic on the church wall using thousands of tiny colored tiles.
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