en masse
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en masse
(ŏn măs′)adv.
In one group or body; all together: The protesters marched en masse to the capitol.
[French : en, in + masse, mass.]
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en masse
(French ɑ̃ mas)adv
in a group, body, or mass; as a whole; all together
[C19: from French]
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en masse
(ɑn ˈmæs, ɑ̃)adv.
in a mass; all together; as a group: The guests arrived en masse.
[1795–1805; < French]
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en masse
A French phrase meaning in a mass, used to mean in a group or all at once.
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en masse
adverb all together, together, as one, as a whole, ensemble, as a group, in a group, all at once, in a mass, as a body, in a body The audience left en masse.
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en masse
[ˌɒnˈmæs] adv [arrive, return, move] → en masse; [resign, desert, defect] → en masse, massivement
(with nouns)
their arrival en masse → leur arrivée en masse
the resignation en masse of the European Commission → la démission en masse de la Commission Européenne
their arrival en masse → leur arrivée en masse
the resignation en masse of the European Commission → la démission en masse de la Commission Européenne
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en masse
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