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massif definition

mas·sif (ma sēf′, mas′if)

noun

  1. mountainous mass broken up into separate peaks and forming the backbone of a mountain range
  2. a large block of the earth's crust that is isolated by boundary faults and has shifted as a unit

Etymology: Fr, lit., solid: see massive

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