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- [ma-sey or, esp. British, mas-ee]
- /mæˈseɪ or, esp. British, ˈmæs i/
- /ˈmæs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ma-sey or, esp. British, mas-ee]
- /mæˈseɪ or, esp. British, ˈmæs i/
Definitions of masse word
- noun masse a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table. 1
- noun masse group of people 1
- noun masse billiard stroke that makes the ball move in a curve around another ball 0
- noun masse a stroke made by hitting the cue ball off centre with the cue held nearly vertically, esp so as to make the ball move in a curve around another ball before hitting the object ball 0
- noun masse a stroke in billiards made by hitting the cue ball off center with the cue held nearly vertically, usually so as to make the ball move in a curve around another ball before hitting the object ball 0
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Origin of masse
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; < French: literally, hammered, i.e., struck from above, straight down, equivalent to masse sledge hammer (Old French mace; see mace1) + -é -ee
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Parts of speech for Masse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
masse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
masse usage trend in Literature
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