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mass
adjective [before noun] /mæs/Definition
C1 having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a large amount: weapons of mass destruction a mass murderer mass starvation Opposition groups plan to stage mass demonstrations all over the country.Big and quite bigEnormous
(Definition of mass adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appreciable adjective
- baronial adjective
- burly adjective
- capacious adjective
- commodious adjective
- fair adjective (QUITE LARGE)
- grand adjective (SPLENDID)
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- juicy adjective (GOOD)
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