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levy en masse (lev′ē en mas′)

an armed rising by civilians in a territory in order to resist an approaching invader
also levy in mass

Etymology: partial transl. of Fr levée en masse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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