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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mase

/meɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
mase
IPA
/meɪz/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act as a maser; to emit or subject to maser radiation.

noun

Obsolete form of maze.

Obsolete

Etymology

Back-formation from maser as if mase + agentive -er. Compare lase from laser.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /meɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mases (present, singular) masing (participle, present) mased (participle, past) mased (past) mases (plural)

Homonyms

maize mays

Rhymes With

days ways plays raise phase praise phrase pays stays essays displays rays

Questions

How do you pronounce mase?
The recorded pronunciation is /meɪz/.
What does mase mean?
To act as a maser; to emit or subject to maser radiation.
Where does mase come from?
Back-formation from maser as if mase + agentive -er. Compare lase from laser.

How to pronounce mase

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