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assemblagist

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as⋅sem⋅blag⋅ist

  [uh-sem-bluh-jist, as-ahm-blah-zhist]
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–noun
an artist who produces works of art using the techniques of assemblage.
Origin:
1960–65; assemblage + -ist
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as·sem·blage   (ə-sěm'blĭj)   
n.  

    1. The act of assembling.

    2. The state of being assembled.

  2. A collection of people or things; a gathering.

  3. A collection of items from a single datable component of an archaeological site.

  4. A fitting together of parts, as those in a machine.

  5. A sculptural composition consisting of an arrangement of miscellaneous objects or found materials.

as·sem'blag·ist n.
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