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The correct spelling is mass.

How to pronounce mass

/mæs/
noun

IPA: /mæs/

Say it like: Mas-s

The correct spelling is mass. (physical) Matter, material. For example: "I mass 70 kilograms."

Usage Examples

I mass 70 kilograms.

There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past.

Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.(physical) Matter, material.
  2. 2.A large quantity; a sum.
  3. 3.The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
  4. 4.Celebration of the Eucharist.
  5. 5.(usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.

verb

  1. 1.To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
  2. 2.To have a certain mass.
  3. 3.To celebrate mass.

adjective

  1. 1.Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.
  2. 2.Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.

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