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mass


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adj

Definition of MASS

1
a : of or relating to the mass of the people <mass market> <mass education>; also : being one of or at one with the mass : average, commonplace <mass man> b : participated in by or affecting a large number of individuals <mass destruction> <mass demonstrations> c : having a large-scale character <mass plantings of tulips>
2
: viewed as a whole : total <the mass effect of a design>

Examples of MASS

  1. Television is a mass medium.

First Known Use of MASS

1733

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