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assemblage

assemblage

7 5.5
A group of things put together, like parts or materials
  • noun
  • /əˈsɛmblɪdʒ/
translation icon : conjunto
  • More regular or resident species would be expected to occur in an assemblage under a narrower temperature regime.

This book, you know, could be understood as an assemblage of pages, for example.

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Examples

  • They do shows of assemblage and found object art.

  • This book, you know, could be understood as an assemblage of pages, for example.

  • Well now, is it possible, that amongst this entire assemblage, that not a one of ya, got any confidence in his own judgment?

  • Where does this assemblage of variants leave the modern reader of the Alexandre?

    Academic text (1994)
  • Then, about 650 million years ago, the first multicellular assemblage appeared in rocks throughout the world.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The film, entitled Home and Friends, consists of a random assemblage of familiar urban scenes photographed in England.

    Academic text (1993)
  • By definition, naturally evolved assemblages possess integrity, but random assemblages do not.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Clearly, the Greeks regarded the constellations not merely as assemblages of stars but as true pictures in the sky.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Within the conceptual space of Vodunland, the late Haitian master assemblage artist Pierrot Barra incorporated chromolithographic imagery into his work.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The collectors have formed this assemblage over a period of more than forty years.

Synonyms

collection
vsassemblage
759 1.4

A group of similar things gathered together, like books or stamps

is a broader gathered group not limited to curated sets or display
formation
vsassemblage
122 3.6

An arrangement of people or things in a pattern for a purpose

is a gathered set that may lack deliberate arrangement or purpose
assembly
vsassemblage
  • Specialized
112 3.9

A part made by putting smaller parts together, for example in machines

is a gathered group without implying mechanical joining of parts
gathering
vsassemblage
47 1.4

An act of collecting people or things into one place

is the result or static group rather than the act of bringing together
assortment
vsassemblage
36 3.5

A collection of different things, like books or food

is any group gathered together, not focused on variety or difference
accumulation
vsassemblage
30 3.4

A group of things gathered in one place over time

is a gathered group without implying a slow time process
aggregation
vsassemblage
11 6.1

A group of things joined together as one whole

is the general idea of a gathered group rather than the process of joining
ensemble
vsassemblage
9 5.8

A group of parts or details that make one complete design

is a gathered group without the artistic unity or designed harmony
conglomeration
vsassemblage
7 7.4

A group of different things gathered in one place

is any gathered group, not necessarily a mix of different kinds
agglomeration
vsassemblage
1 8.6

A group of things or people gathered together

is the general grouped set without stressing mass or clumping
cumulation
vsassemblage
8.0

A pile of things gathered together

describes a gathered group that need not be piled or heaped
agglomerate
vsassemblage
9.1

A loose heap of different things gathered together

is a gathered group that does not require a messy or heaped form
omnium-gatherum
vsassemblage
  • Archaic
9.9

A mixed collection of different things, like photos and receipts

is a gathered group but can be more organized or related

How Big

mass
71 2.7
aggregation
11 6.1
assemblage
7 5.5
group
1.0
collection
759 1.4
set
2.1

Surface Forms

assemblage singular
assemblages plural

Morphology

assemblage = assemble (transparent) = assemble + age

This is a standard noun formed from 'assemble' plus '-age', and the meaning 'a gathered collection' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Assemblage comes from the simple verb assemble, which means 'to bring together'. So an assemblage is a collection of things or parts that have been gathered into one group.