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assembly.

A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈsɛmb.lɪ/UK/əˈsɛmb.li/US
  1. A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.

    countable · uncountable
    In order to change the bearing, you must first remove the gearbox assembly.
  2. The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.

    countable · uncountable
    instructions for assembly
    some assembly required
  3. A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.

    countable · uncountable
    school assembly
    freedom of assembly
  4. A legislative body.

    countable · uncountable
    the General Assembly of the United Nations
    New York State Assembly
  5. A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.

    countable · uncountable
  6. Ellipsis of assembly language.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
  7. A building block of an application, similar to a DLL, but containing both executable code and information normally found in a DLL's type library. The type library information in an assembly, called a manifest, describes public functions, data, classes, and version information.

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Where this word comes from

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

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