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masses

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  • IPA /ˈmæs.ɪz/

Noun

masses noun

  1. (physical) Matter, material.
  2. A large quantity; a sum.

masses noun

  1. The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
  2. Celebration of the Eucharist.
  3. (usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
  4. A musical setting of parts of the mass.

masses noun

  1. (generically) People, especially a large number of people
  2. The total population.“The masses will be voting this Tuesday.”
  3. The lower classes or all but the elite.“[...] the ignorant masses [...]”

Verb

masses verb

  1. To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
  2. To have a certain mass.“I mass 70 kilograms.”

masses verb

  1. To celebrate mass.

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