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assembly

as·sembly

UK/əˈsɛmb.lɪ/ US/əˈsɛmb.li/ fairly common us

noun

1.
2.

the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

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3.
4.

a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

5.

the social act of assembling

  • “they demanded the right of assembly”
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Origin

From Middle English assemblee, from Anglo-Norman asemblee (Old French asemblee, French assemblée). By surface analysis, assemble + -y.

Phrases

  • assembly hall
  • assembly language
  • assembly line
  • assembly plant
  • assembly point
  • assembly room
  • assembly ship
  • assembly time

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