en masse

Meaning

Adverb

Origin

  • Borrowed from French en masse: en + masse (from Latin massa ("dough; bulk, mass"), from Ancient Greek μᾶζᾰ ("barley-bread or cake"), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ("to increase; to raise")).

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