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assemblage

as·sem·blage
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-sem-blij; for 3, 4 also French a-sahn-blazh]
    • /əˈsɛm blɪdʒ; for 3, 4 also French a sɑ̃ˈblaʒ/
    • /əˈsem.blɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-sem-blij; for 3, 4 also French a-sahn-blazh]
    • /əˈsɛm blɪdʒ; for 3, 4 also French a sɑ̃ˈblaʒ/

Definitions of assemblage word

  • countable noun assemblage An assemblage of people or things is a collection of them. 3
  • noun assemblage a number of things or persons assembled together; collection; assembly 3
  • noun assemblage a list of dishes served at a meal or the dishes themselves 3
  • noun assemblage the act or process of assembling or the state of being assembled 3
  • noun assemblage a three-dimensional work of art that combines various objects into an integrated whole 3
  • noun assemblage an assembling or being assembled 3

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Origin of assemblage

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
From French, dating back to 1695-1705; See origin at assemble, -age

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Parts of speech for Assemblage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

assemblage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for assemblage

verb assemblage

  • throng — a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
  • assembly — An assembly is a large group of people who meet regularly to make decisions or laws for a particular region or country.
  • crowd — A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
  • company — A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services.
  • aggregation — the act or process of aggregating

noun assemblage

  • accumulation — An accumulation of something is a large number of things which have been collected together or acquired over a period of time.
  • grouping — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
  • meeting — an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
  • gathering — a drawing together; contraction.
  • mass — the celebration of the Eucharist. Compare High Mass, Low Mass.

Antonyms for assemblage

verb assemblage

  • dispersal — The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.
  • scattering — distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered.

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