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mas⋅sif

  [ma-seef, mas-if; Fr. ma-seef]
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–noun
1. a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits.
2. a large elevated block of old complex rocks resistant to both erosion and crustal folding.
3. a band or zone of the earth's crust raised or depressed as a unit and bounded by faults.
Origin:
1515–25; < F, n. use of massif massive
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mas·sif   (mā-sēf')   
n.  

  1. A large mountain mass or compact group of connected mountains forming an independent portion of a range.

  2. A large section or block of the earth's crust that is more rigid than the surrounding rock and has been moved or displaced as a unit.


[French, massive, massif, from Old French; see massive.]
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massif   (mā-sēf')  Pronunciation Key 
A large mountain mass or compact group of connected mountains forming an independent portion of a range. A massif often consists of rocks that are more rigid than the surrounding rocks.
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