assemblage

noun

as·​sem·​blage ə-ˈsem-blij How to pronounce assemblage (audio)
 for sense 3 also  ˌa-ˌsäm-ˈbläzh
1
: a collection of persons or things : gathering
2
: the act of assembling : the state of being assembled
3
a
: an artistic composition made from scraps, junk, and odds and ends (as of paper, cloth, wood, stone, or metal)
b
: the art of making assemblages

Examples of assemblage in a Sentence

an assemblage of onlookers at the construction site tried to sort through the assemblage of ripped wrapping paper and boxes for the missing toy
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In the biggest assemblage of PGA Tour stars since Happy Gilmore 2, Tommy Fleetwood leads Justin Rose by one stroke and Scottie Scheffler by two entering today’s final round of the first leg of the FedEx Championship playoffs in Memphis. Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2025 One standout is Boule suspendue (1930), a delicately perverse assemblage where a ball hangs by a string over a curving form in a cage-like structure. Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Raymond Saunders, whose coruscant mixed-media assemblages drew from a variety of movements but stood apart from all of them with their burning sociopolitical undertones, died of pneumonia on July 19 in Oakland, California. News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2025 The lawsuit’s goal is to ensure enforcement of the deed restrictions, which call for passive, non-commercial recreational uses not involving large assemblages of people or cars. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for assemblage

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, from assembler "to bring together, assemble" + -age -age

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of assemblage was in 1657

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“Assemblage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assemblage. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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assemblage

noun
as·​sem·​blage ə-ˈsem-blij How to pronounce assemblage (audio)
 for 3 also  ˌas-ˌäm-ˈbläzh
1
: a collection or gathering of persons or things
2
: the act of assembling
3
: an artistic composition made by putting together scraps or junk

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