ASSEMBLAGE

[noun] - a collection of things or a group of people or animals, or the process of joining or putting things together; an assemblyThe party-goers were a diverse assemblage of students, artists and aspiring philosophers. [C]A varied assemblage of birds was probing the mud for food. [C]Assemblage of parts from other countries is an important aspect of manufacturing in the United Kingdom. [U]Assemblage artists create three-dimensional works of art by sticking together ordinary objects in unusual ways. Compare collage.