assemblage
assemblage Lexical Profile
assemblage Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A collection or gathering of things or people.
"The museum's new wing features a remarkable assemblage of ancient Mediterranean artifacts."
The action or process of fitting or joining separate parts together into a unified whole, or a structure so formed.
"The careful assemblage of the telescope's optical components took the engineering team several weeks."
An artistic form or medium in which three-dimensional found objects and diverse materials are combined into an integrated composition, or a work of art created by this technique.
"In the 1950s, artists popularized assemblage by incorporating scrap metal, driftwood, and everyday objects into sculptural compositions."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 18th century from French 'assemblage', derived from the verb 'assembler' (to gather together), which traces back to the Late Latin 'assimulare' (to bring together or compare).