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Definition of en masse adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

en masse

adverb
 
/ˌɒ̃ ˈmæs/
 
/ˌɑ̃ː ˈmæs/
(from French)
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  1. all together, and usually in large numbers
    • The young folk were emigrating en masse.
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: French, ‘in a mass’.
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