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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAssemblage
/əˈsɑːmb.lɪdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A collection or gathering of things or people.
"The art exhibit featured an assemblage of contemporary sculptures." - 2
A work of art made by grouping together found or unrelated objects.
"The artist's latest piece is an assemblage that includes vintage toys and metal scraps."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'assemblage', stemming from 'assembler' (to bring together), tracing back to the Late Latin 'assimulare' and Latin 'assimulare' (to bring together, to compare). Historically used in fine arts and philosophy to describe a collection of disparate objects or elements brought together to create a unified artistic or conceptual whole.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Assemblage" is said worldwide
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assemblage
Transliteration: asɑ̃blaʒ
"L'exposition d'art présentait un assemblage de sculptures contemporaines."
Zusammenstellung
Transliteration: tsuˈzamənʃtɛlʊŋ
"Die Kunstausstellung zeigte eine Zusammenstellung zeitgenössischer Skulpturen."
assemblaggio
Transliteration: assemˈblaʤo
"La mostra d'arte presentava un assemblaggio di sculture contemporanee."
ensamblaje
Transliteration: ensamˈβla.xe
"La exposición de arte presentaba un ensamblaje de esculturas contemporáneas."
assemblage
Transliteration: asɛmˈblaʒ
"A exposição de arte apresentava um assemblage de esculturas contemporâneas."
संग्रह
Transliteration: sangrah
"कला प्रदर्शनी में समकालीन मूर्तियों का संग्रह था।"
集合
Transliteration: jíhé
"艺术展览展示了一组当代雕塑的集合。"
조합
Transliteration: jo-hap
"예술 전시회는 현대 조각의 조합을 선보였습니다."
アセンブラージュ
Transliteration: asenburāju
"アート展は現代彫刻のアセンブラージュを展示しました。"
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