masse
Pronunciation: /mas/
“masse” is a French word. Its 12 meanings in English:
noun
- a paste, a dough
- large amount or quantity of something; mass
- something perceived as a whole, without distinguishing its parts
- a sum or combination of things treated as a whole
- a majority, especially of people
- an archaic unit of count
- a sum of allotted money
- mass
- earth, ground (of e.g. a plug)
- mace (weapon)
- a sledgehammer
- thick end of a billiards cue, mace
In French
- Amas de plusieurs parties qui font corps ensemble.
- Quantité de matière.
- Quantité de matière d’un corps.
- Quantité considérable.
- Corps informe ou volumineux.
- Totalité d’une chose dont les parties sont de même nature.
- Groupe de personnes.
- Les foules populaires.
- Ensemble d’un ouvrage d’architecture considéré sous le rapport des proportions.
- Réunion de plusieurs parties considérées comme ne faisant qu’un tout.
- Lits de pierre d’une carrière.
- Fonds d’argent d’une succession, d’une société ou ce qu’on met au jeu.
Etymology
From Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).
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