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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mas•sive /ˈmæsɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - made up of or forming a large mass:the massive columns of the ancient temple.
- large or prominent:a massive forehead.
- large in amount or degree:a massive dose of medicine.
mas•sive•ly, adv. mas•sive•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mas•sive (mas′iv),USA pronunciation adj. - consisting of or forming a large mass;
bulky and heavy:massive columns. - large and heavy-looking:a massive forehead.
- large in scale, amount, or degree:a massive breakdown in communications; massive reductions in spending.
- solid or substantial;
great or imposing:massive erudition. - Mineralogyhaving no outward crystal form, although sometimes crystalline in internal structure.
- Middle French
- 1375–1425; late Middle English (see mass, -ive); replacing Middle English massif
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