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assembly¹

  • /əˈsɛmb.lɪ/ UK
  • /əˈsɛmb.li/ US

Where it comes from

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

noun assemblies

  1. countable, uncountable A set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device. In order to change the bearing, you must first remove the gearbox assembly.
  2. countable, uncountable The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements. instructions for assembly
  3. countable, uncountable A congregation of people in one place for a purpose. school assembly
  4. countable, uncountable A legislative body. the General Assembly of the United Nations
  5. countable, uncountable A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.
  6. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of assembly language.assembly language
  7. countable, uncountable 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.

Similar: church

Assembly²

proper noun

  1. US The lower legislative body of each of a number of states of the United States. Nevada Assembly

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