Entry Word: assemblage

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a body of people come together in one place <an assemblage of onlookers at the construction site> — see gathering 1
2 a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered <tried to sort through the assemblage of ripped wrapping paper and boxes for the missing toy> — see accumulation 1
3 a number of things considered as a unit <an assemblage of brass candlesticks on the table> — see group 1
4 an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure <donated his assemblage of 18th-century miniature paintings to the museum> — see collection 1