I. əˈsemblij, -ēj noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from assembler + -age
1.
a. : a collection of individuals or of particular things : aggregation
a strange assemblage of human beings — Bertrand Russell
the assemblage of forms of mosquitoes formerly included in the species — G.S.Carter
a slow but general southward migration of the various plant assemblages — C.O.Dunbar
b. : a group of organisms or fossils sharing a common situation (as a microhabitat) essentially by chance
2.
a. : the act of assembling
building became the assemblage of accurately measured elements — Lewis Mumford
: assembly
b. : the state of being assembled
a motion-picture theater or other place of public assemblage
3. : aggregate 5
4. : the cost of bringing two or more parcels of land under a single ownership : plottage
the entire Dodge assemblage designated by (B) on the map is $1,140,000 for land and $1,270,000 for land and buildings — New York Herald Tribune
5. : the total of related culture traits and artifacts associated with any one archaeological manifestation
II. əˈsemblij; ˌaˌsä(ⁿ)mˈbläzh noun
( -s )
1. : an artistic composition made from scraps, junk, and odds and ends (as of paper, cloth, wood, stone, or metal)
2. : the art of making assemblages
• as·sem·blag·ist -jə̇st, -zhə̇- noun