en masse

English

/ɒn ˈmæs/, /ɑn ˈmæs/, /ɪn ˈmæs/

adv
Definitions
  • In a single body or group; as one, together.

Etymology

Borrowed from French en masse (in a mass) derived from Latin massa (mass, dough, lump, bulk) derived from Ancient Greek μᾶζᾰ (barley-cake, bread, barley-bread cake) derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- (long, thin, raise, increase, slender), *meh₂ḱ- (long, thin, raise, increase, slender).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*meh₂ḱ-

Gloss

long, thin, raise, increase, slender

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

細

Emoji
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