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massa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aggregate noun A total formed by combining several separate amounts or items.
  • body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  • crowd noun A large number of people gathered closely together.
  • heap noun A pile of things gathered or thrown together.
  • mass noun A large body or quantity of matter without a definite shape.
  • mob noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
  • people noun Human beings in general, or the men, women and children of a particular group, place or nation.
  • swarm noun A large group of insects, especially bees, moving or migrating together.
  • throng noun A large, densely packed crowd of people.

Senses

massa is used for these senses in English:

  • aggregate A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
  • body A unified collection of details, knowledge or information. [from 17th c.]
  • body A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass. [from 16th c.]
  • crowd (with definite article) The so-called lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar.
  • heap A great number or large quantity of things.
  • mass The principal part; the main body.
  • mob (Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
  • people The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.

aggregate — full definition

  1. noun A total formed by combining several separate amounts or items.
  2. noun Sand, gravel, or crushed stone used in construction, especially in making concrete.
  3. adj Formed by combining separate items or amounts into a total.
  4. verb To combine separate items into a total or single group.

body — full definition

  1. noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  2. noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
  3. noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
  4. noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
  5. verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.

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