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en masse
[ahn mas, en; Fr. ahn mas] 
–noun
| in a mass; all together; as a group: The people rushed to the gate en masse. |
Origin:
1795–1805; < F
1795–1805; < F
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| en masse (ŏn mās') adv. In one group or body; all together: The protesters marched en masse to the capitol. [French : en, in + masse, mass.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| Main Entry: | en masse1 |
| Part of Speech: | adv |
| Definition: | in a mass; all together; as a whole |
| Etymology: | French |
| Main Entry: | en masse2 |
| Part of Speech: | adv |
| Definition: | in general |
| Etymology: | French |
Language Translation for : En masse
Spanish:
bastante, mucho,
German:
ziemlich, *sehr viel,
Japanese:
多量
en masse [(ahn mas)]
A French phrase meaning “in a large body”: “The protestors left en masse for the White House.”
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en masse
1802, from Fr., lit. "in mass."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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en masse
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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