en masse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adverb 2 French 2.1 Adverb 3 German 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Adverb

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French

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• (UK) IPA: /õ ˈmæs/ (Anglicised) IPA: /ɒn ˈmæs/ SAMPA: /Qn "m{s/

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en masse (not comparable)

1. in a single body or group; together
   • "The net effect of the narrowing passage and the muddy interlude was that the heavy infantry elements arrived to meet the English in disorder (and not en masse) - which allows mobbing tactics which ordinarily wouldn't have been available, given their relative numbers." — [1]

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en masse

1. en masse
2. (Canadian) (informal) in large amounts

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From French en masse

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en masse

1. in large amounts