en masseadv.
/ɒn ˈmas/ In a mass or body; bodily, all at once.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > the whole or all > that is all or the whole [phrase] > all collectively en masse
in generala1393
in gross1508
by the lump1522
in universal1532
at large1598
in the lump1624
in (the) massa1631
at the great1699
by or in (the) slump1795
en masse1802
in a slump1827
en bloc1861
in block1870
in (the) aggregate1973
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > in/into one place, company, or mass [phrase] > together or in a body
in gross1508
in (the) massa1631
in a lump1640
en masse1802
1802 J. Playfair Illustr. Huttonian Theory 334 The transition from gneiss to granite en mass, is not uncommon.
1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 53 The public en masse, Hath affirmed that these Lays other efforts surpass.
1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. v. 67 The things were..lifted en masse to the dresser.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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adv.1802