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mass

 
/mæs/ adj [not gradable] (LARGE AMOUNT)

Definition

involving or having an effect on a large number of people or things: weapons of mass destruction They hope the new movie will appeal to a mass audience.
(Definition of mass adj (LARGE AMOUNT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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