assemblages
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/əˈsɛmblɪʒ/
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/əˈsɛmblɑːʒ/
(assemblage)
collection or gathering
Etymology
'assemblage' originates from French, specifically the word 'assemblage', ultimately from Old French 'assembler' meaning 'to bring together' (related to Latin elements meaning 'to' + 'join/fit together').
'assemblage' passed into English from French (Middle English adopted the French noun and verb forms); the French 'assembler' (Old French) derived from earlier Latin-influenced forms and developed into the modern English 'assemblage'.
Initially, it referred mainly to the act or process of assembling or the state of being assembled; over time it also came to denote specific collections, groupings (e.g., fossil assemblages) and a style of art (assemblage artworks).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'assemblage': groups or collections of people or things that have been gathered or brought together.
The museum exhibited several prehistoric assemblages from the same site.
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Noun 2
distinctive sets of fossils, artifacts, species, or cultural remains that occur together and are used for analysis (e.g., fossil assemblages, faunal assemblages).
Paleontologists identified several unique fossil assemblages that indicate rapid environmental change.
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