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en masse

/ɒn ˈmæs/ UK
/ɒ̃ ˈmæs/ UK
/ɑn ˈmæs/ US
/ɪn ˈmæs/

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Borrowed from French en masse (literally “in [a] mass”).

adverb en-masse · on mass · in mass

not comparable In a single body or group; as one, together. [L]et the clergy, en Maſſe, preach him down, admoniſh their ſeveral congregations to be attentive to the duty they owe to the beſt of kings and to their country, and to ſeek to deprecate, by the holineſs of their lives, the wrath of the Almighty.
Similar: collectively, jointly, mutually, aggregately, collaboratively, conjointly, en masse, generally, together · Opposite: independently, individually, separately, absolutely, abstractedly, abstractly, apart, discretely, properly, serely, severally, singly
not comparable In large amounts or numbers, massively.

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adv en masse

Español	en tromba, en masa
中文	集體 /集体 jítǐ
Português	em massa
Français	en masse
Deutsch	in Massen, en masse
Italiano	in massa, massivamente
Ελληνικά	μαζικά maziká
Română	în masă
Русский	целико́м celikóm, совме́стно sovméstno, в це́лом v célom, в ма́ссе v másse, вме́сте vméste, во мно́жестве vo mnóžestve
Tiếng Việt	rộ, hàng loạt, cả đám

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@misc{en_masse_2026,
  title = {en masse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/en%20masse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}