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Mass Mæs Weapons Latest Product Aimed Market Adjective

Word mass
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / mæs / NAmE / mæs /
Example
  • mass unemployment/production
  • weapons of mass destruction
  • their latest product is aimed at the mass market.
  • the industrial revolution heralded the start of mass production.
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mass

(adjective)BrE / mæs / NAmE / mæs /
  1. affecting or involving a large number of people or things
    • see also mass-market
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/mass-market
    • mass unemployment/production
    • weapons of mass destruction
    • Their latest product is aimed at the mass market.

    Extra Examples

    • The industrial revolution heralded the start of mass production.
    • The play was so awful that there was a mass exodus from the theatre at the interval.
    • Their latest product is aimed at the mass market.
    • They were aiming to control the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
    • a mass movement/audience/protest/demonstration
    • a mass murderer/grave
    • large-scale/mass production/unemployment
    • the mass media/market

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French masse, from Latin massa, from Greek maza ‘barley cake’; perhaps related to massein ‘knead’.
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