n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' sem-blij, for 3 also ˌ a- ˌ säm- ' bläzh
Function: noun
Date: 1690
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