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en masse
[ ahn mas, en; French ahn mas ]
adverb
- in a mass; all together; as a group:
The people rushed to the gate en masse.
en masse
/ ɑ̃ mas /
adverb
- in a group, body, or mass; as a whole; all together
en masse
- A French phrase meaning “in a large body”: “The protesters left en masse for the White House .”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of en masse1
Borrowed into English from French around 1795–1805
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Word History and Origins
Origin of en masse1
C19: from French
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Idioms and Phrases
In one group or body; all together. For example, The activists marched en masse to the capitol . This French term, with exactly the same meaning, was adopted into English about 1800.Advertisement
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