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assembly

as·sem·bly [ ə sémblee ] (plural as·sem·blies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fitting components together: the putting together of parts to make a finished product

2. components: a set of components before they are put together to make a finished product

3. school meeting: a regular formal gathering of all the students in a school for a special program

4. legislative meeting: a group of people meeting as a deliberative or lawmaking body

5. gathering: the coming together of people for a common purpose
freedom of assembly

6. military gathering: the gathering together of a military unit prior to an event or operation

7. military signal: a signal for soldiers or other personnel to gather

8. translation of computer language: the translation of assembly language into machine language

[14th century. < French assemblée, feminine past participle of assembler (see assemble)]
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