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Mas⋅sive

[mas-iv]
–noun
Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains: second highest in U.S. Rockies. 14,421 ft. (4396 m).
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Slang Dictionary
massive

  1. mod.
    excellent. (California.) : That was a totally massive party, Tiff.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

massive 
c.1408, from M.Fr. massif (fem. massiv) "bulky, solid," from O.Fr. masse "lump" (see mass (1)). The un-Anglicized massif (1524) is also still occasionally used for "cluster of hills."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mas·sive
Pronunciation: 'mas-iv
Function: adjective
1 : large in comparison to what is typical —used especially of medicaldosage or of an infective agent massive dose of penicillin>
2 : being extensive and severe —used of a pathologic condition
massive hemorrhage>massive collapse of a lung>
Medical Dictionary

massive mas·sive (mās'ĭv)
adj.

  1. Large in comparison with the usual amount.

  2. Affecting a large area of bodily tissue; widespread and severe.

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