combination vs assemblage

assemblage vs combination

combination and assemblage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
combination	Yes	No	No	No
assemblage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, assemblage is a hypernym of combination; that is, assemblage is a word with a broader meaning than combination:

combination: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
assemblage: several things grouped together or considered as a whole

Other hypernyms of combination include accumulation, aggregation, collection.

combination (noun)	assemblage (noun)
the act of combining things to form a new whole	the social act of assembling
the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order	a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities	a group of persons together in one place
a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose	several things grouped together or considered as a whole
a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
a coordinated sequence of chess moves

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