En Masse Definition

ŏn măs
adverb
In a group; as a whole; all together.
Webster's New World
En masse is defined as something is done collectively, or that it is done all at the same time or all together.
An example of en masse is when a concert ends and the entire audience all tries to exit the stadium at the same time.
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adjective
Alternative spelling of en masse.
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Origin of En Masse

  • French en in masse mass

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French en masse.

    From Wiktionary

En Masse Sentence Examples

  • The priestly families then went over en masse.

  • In the time of Amos the slaves collected by Philistines and Tyr'ans were sold en masse to Edom, and presumably went to Egypt or Arabia,.

  • From them, the official guardians of Hungary's safety, he received no help, either during his governorship (1446-1453), or when, in 1454, on the eve of his departure for his last and most glorious campaign, the diet commanded a levee en masse of the whole population in his support.

  • The Ghibellines now triumphed completely, and in 1249 the Guelph leaders were driven into exile - the first of many instances in Florentine history of exile en masse of a defeated party.

  • Instead of drawing his corps together and retreating en masse up the Fleurus road, Zieten wisely withdrew on two roads, using those to Quatre Bras and Fleurus.

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