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masses

noun
/ˈmæs.ɪz/

Definitions

  1. plural of mass

  2. plural of masse

  3. People, especially a large number of people

    People, especially a large number of people; the general population.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The total population.

      • The masses will be voting this Tuesday.
      • Dennis: Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

    2. The lower classes or all but the elite.

      • […] the ignorant masses […]

    3. third-person singular simple present indicative of mass

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for masses. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA