Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

en masse

/ɑn ˈmæs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: en mas-se
IPA: /ɑn ˈmæs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

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

adv

In large amounts or numbers, massively.

Example Sentences

"[L]et the clergy, en Maſſe, preach him down, admoniſh their ſeveral congregations to be attentive to the duty they owe to the beſt of kings and to their country, and to ſeek to deprecate, by the holineſs of their lives, the wrath of the Almighty."
"In the case of the very large caps called detonators, which are used in firing dynamite and gun cotton, is there not some risk of explosion en masse?—Yes, if you get large quantities of percussion powder together, there would be greater danger; […]"
"He [Goh Siew Tin] had traded largely with Java, and on the day of his funeral all the Chinese shops trading in Java produce were closed, while the pupils of the Toh Lam (Hokien) Mandarin School (of which Mr. Goh Siew Tin was President) en masse attended the funeral."
"During inclement weather it is necessary for this group to meet in one gymnasium. Therefore it was decided to consider the whole group as one class. Two instructors are assigned to each class. Part of the work is given en masse, and for the remainder the class is divided between the two instructors."
"Low flow trips shall be individually adjustable. The low flow limits of all channels shall be adjustable en masse. The en masse adjustment shall be capable of modifying all individual trips by a common percentage of each trip setting."
"Again the home players celebrated en masse."

Etymology

Borrowed from French en masse (literally “in [a] mass”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: en masse

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑn ˈmæs/
British English: /ɒn ˈmæs/

Inflected Forms

en-masse (alternative) on mass (alternative) in mass (alternative)

Synonyms

collectively jointly mutually aggregately collaboratively conjointly en masse generally together

Antonyms

independently individually separately absolutely abstractedly abstractly apart discretely properly serely severally singly

Rhymes With

class world-class pass gas ass mass glass low mass grass bass brass snake in the grass

Questions

How do you pronounce en masse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑn ˈmæs/.
What does en masse mean?: In a single body or group; as one, together.
Where does en masse come from?: It is traced to French.

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