In one group or body; all together: The protesters marched en masse to the capitol.
[French : en, in + masse, mass.]
en masse
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en masse (ŏn măs')  |
adv.
In one group or body; all together: The protesters marched en masse to the capitol.
In one group or body; all together: The protesters marched en masse to the capitol.
| Idioms: en masse |
In one group or body; all together. For example, The activists marched en masse to the capitol. This French term, with exactly the same meaning, was adopted into English about 1800.
| Antonyms: en masse |
adj
Definition: all at once
Antonyms: one at a time, singly
| WordNet: en masse |
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The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
all together
Synonyms: en bloc, as a group
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