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Meaning of mass

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mass

Pronunciation:/mæs/

noun

Definitions

  1. (physical) Matter, material.

  2. A large quantity; a sum.

verb

Definitions

  1. To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.

  2. To have a certain mass.

    Example: I mass 70 kilograms.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.

    Example: There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past.

  2. Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.

    Example: Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse.

mass

Pronunciation:/mæs//mæs/

noun

Definitions

  1. The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.

  2. Celebration of the Eucharist.

  3. (usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.

  4. A musical setting of parts of the mass.

verb

Definitions

  1. To celebrate mass.