masses
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Pronunciation
- IPA /ˈmæs.ɪz/
Noun
masses noun
- (physical) Matter, material.
- A large quantity; a sum.
masses noun
- The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
- Celebration of the Eucharist.
- (usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
- A musical setting of parts of the mass.
masses noun
- (generically) People, especially a large number of people
- The total population.“The masses will be voting this Tuesday.”
- The lower classes or all but the elite.“[...] the ignorant masses [...]”
Verb
masses verb
- To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
- To have a certain mass.“I mass 70 kilograms.”
masses verb
- To celebrate mass.
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