"mass" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mæs/ [UK], /mɑːs/, /mæs/ [US] Audio: en-us-mass.ogg [US] Forms: mass [singular], masses [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|mass|masses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A measure of how much material is in something. Synonyms: ton, bunch
    Sense id: simple-mass-en-noun-Mh6Fn0tI
  2. Much material.
    Sense id: simple-mass-en-noun-PDwAnWaO
  3. A Christian ceremony in memory of the Last Supper. Synonyms: Eucharist
    Sense id: simple-mass-en-noun-ANAoS~9D
  4. A crowd of people.
    Sense id: simple-mass-en-noun-iN1szidk
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          "text": "The Earth has much more mass than the moon."
        },
        {
          "text": "The spacesuit weighed 75 pounds on Earth but here in outer space it weighed nothing, although its mass was exactly the same."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A mass of dirty branches stopped the river."
        }
      ],
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        "Much material."
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He goes to mass every Sunday."
        }
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        "A Christian ceremony in memory of the Last Supper."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "A mass of protesters gathered at city hall."
        }
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        {
          "text": "The Earth has much more mass than the moon."
        },
        {
          "text": "The spacesuit weighed 75 pounds on Earth but here in outer space it weighed nothing, although its mass was exactly the same."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        },
        {
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A mass of dirty branches stopped the river."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Much material."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He goes to mass every Sunday."
        }
      ],
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        "A Christian ceremony in memory of the Last Supper."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Eucharist"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "A mass of protesters gathered at city hall."
        }
      ],
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      ]
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