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/mas/
Translation
mass, bulk, great quantity
Word origin
From Latin massa ('lump of dough, kneaded mass'), borrowed from Greek maza ('barley cake'), from massein ('to knead').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- maza
- English cognates
- mass, massive
Grammar
Examples
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A mass of cold air is coming down from the north.
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Bodies of water move with the moon.
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He bought paper in bulk.
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The mass of the stone is enormous.
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A dark mass is moving across the sky.
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