assemblage
UK: əˈsɛmblɪdʒ | US: əˈsɛmblɪdʒ
n. a collection or gathering of things or people
n. (Art) a work of art made by grouping found or unrelated objects
n. (Ecology) a group of organisms occurring in a particular environment
The word "assemblage" originates from Old French assembler (to gather), derived from Latin assimulare (to bring together), combining ad- (toward) + simul (together). The suffix -age (from Latin -aticum) denotes the result of an action, giving "assemblage" its meaning of "the act or result of assembling." The term evolved in Middle English to describe both physical collections and abstract groupings, later adopted in art and ecology for specialized contexts.
The museum displayed an assemblage of ancient artifacts.
Her sculpture was a creative assemblage of recycled materials.
Scientists studied the fish assemblage in the coral reef ecosystem.
The festival became a lively assemblage of cultures and traditions.
The detective pieced together an assemblage of clues to solve the case.