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单词 en masse
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Definition of en masse in English:

en masse

adverb ɒ̃ ˈmasɑn ˈmæs
  • In a group; all together.

    the cabinet immediately resigned en masse
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They came en masse to the city square to demonstrate against the Communist government.
    • Baked eggs are a lovely, easy dish to serve to company — especially when the company has arrived en masse.
    Synonyms
    (all) together, as a group, in a body, as one, as a whole, in a mass, wholesale
    simultaneously, all at once, at the same time, at one and the same time, at the same instant, at the same moment, contemporaneously
    in unison, in concert, in chorus
    French en bloc, ensemble
    rare synchronously

Origin

Late 18th century: French, 'in a mass'.

Rhymes

alas, Alsace, amass, Bass, chasse, crass, crevasse, gas, Hamas, lass, mass, morass, sass, tarantass, tass, wrasse
 
 

Definition of en masse in US English:

en masse

adverbän ˈmasɑn ˈmæs
  • In a group; all together.

    the board of directors resigned en masse
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Baked eggs are a lovely, easy dish to serve to company — especially when the company has arrived en masse.
    • They came en masse to the city square to demonstrate against the Communist government.
    Synonyms
    together, all together, as a group, in a body, as one, as a whole, in a mass, wholesale

Origin

Late 18th century: French, ‘in a mass’.

 
 
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