Definitions
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- adverb In one group or body; all together.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In mass; all together: as, the audience rose en masse.
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- adverb in a single body or group;
together
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- adverb all together
Etymologies
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[French : en, in + masse, mass.]
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French
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vanishedone commented on the word en masse
Why is this tagged Latin?
January 12, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word en masse
The Armenian christian church (well, the whole country, really) was excommunicated en masse after the Council of Calcedon in 451 A.D., in part due to its belief in monophysitism.
September 24, 2009