masse

Meaning

Noun

1. a paste, a dough
2. large amount or quantity of something; mass
3. something perceived as a whole, without distinguishing its parts
4. a sum or combination of things treated as a whole
5. a majority, especially of people
6. an archaic unit of count
7. a sum of allotted money
8. mass
9. earth, ground (of e.g. a plug)

Verb

1. inflection of masser:
2. inflection of masser:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mas/

Etymology

From Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).

Sentences

Pour des raisons économiques , il n'y eut cependant pas de production de masse .

For economic reasons, however, there was no mass production.