assemblage

as·sem·blage

noun
\ə-ˈsem-blij, for 3 also ˌa-ˌsäm-ˈbläzh\

Definition of ASSEMBLAGE

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

Examples of ASSEMBLAGE

1. <an assemblage of onlookers at the construction site>
2. <tried to sort through the assemblage of ripped wrapping paper and boxes for the missing toy>

First Known Use of ASSEMBLAGE

1690

Related to ASSEMBLAGE

Synonyms: gathering, assembly, conference, congregation, convocation, ingathering, meeting, muster

Related Words: company, consort, coterie, gang, pack; caucus, forum, market, panel, rally, symposium, synod; audience, gallery, grandstand, house; crowd, flock, horde, legion, multitude, press, swarm, throng; crush, mob, rabble, rabblement

Near Antonyms: entity, item, single, unit

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Rhymes with ASSEMBLAGE

arbitrage, badinage, bon voyage, bricolage, cabotage, camouflage, colportage, curettage, decoupage, empennage, enfleurage, entourage, fuselage, Hermitage, maquillage, moyen-âge, persiflage, repechage, reportage, sabotage, vernissage