masse

Definitions of masse
  1. noun
    the common people generally
    synonyms: foule, gens
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    types:
    audience
    the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
    partisans
    a group of followers or enthusiasts
    audience, téléspectateur
    the audience reached by television
    type of:
    groupe, groupement
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
  2. noun
    the property possessed by a large mass
    synonyms: contenance, volume
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    type of:
    poids
    the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
  3. noun
    a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
    synonyms: sceptre
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    type of:
    sceptre
    a rod carried as a symbol
  4. noun
    a compact mass
    synonyms: motte
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    types:
    caillot, caillot de sang
    a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
    thrombus
    a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin
    type of:
    accumulation, amoncellement, entassement
    a jumbled collection or mass
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