A collection of things or people gathered together, often implying a somewhat random or eclectic combination. It can refer to both physical groupings and abstract collections of ideas or elements.
From French 'assembler' meaning 'to gather together,' entering English in the 17th century. The term gained artistic significance in the 20th century with collage and mixed-media art, then expanded to describe any heterogeneous collection.
Unlike a 'collection' which implies intention and similarity, an assemblage suggests a more accidental or organic coming-together - like how a tide pool is an assemblage of sea creatures that just happened to end up in the same space!
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