a group of persons or things gathered or collected; an assembly; collection; aggregate.

the act of assembling; state of being assembled.

Fine Arts .

a sculptural technique of organizing or composing into a unified whole a group of unrelated and often fragmentary or discarded objects.

a work of art produced by this technique. Compare collage , found object , ready-made ( def. 4 ) .

Archaeology . the aggregate of artifacts and other remains found on a site, considered as material evidence in support of a theory concerning the culture or cultures inhabiting it.

verb

dispersal , scattering

verb

aggregation , assembly , association , collection , company , congregation , convergence , crowd , group , throng , batch , bunch , cluster , collage , convoy , crew , gathering , herd , mass , pack , stock , swarm , turnout

noun

aggregation , amassment , collection , congeries , cumulation , gathering , mass , body , company , conclave , conference , congregation , congress , convention , convocation , crowd , group , meeting , muster , troop