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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 .”
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of en masse1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of en masse1
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.Example Sentences
That makes them not exactly ideal for releasing en masse.
Essentially US consumers en masse got richer with cheaper goods, but the quid pro quo was a profound loss of manufacturing to East Asia.
Such a pyramid thrives on a culture of playing football, en masse, for fun.
It's not because women have, en masse, given up and submitted to forced childbirth.
While migrants may be deported if they are shown to have a criminal record, Trump asserted that they could be deported en masse under his wartime authority as commander in chief.
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