En-masse
[ahn mas, en; French ahn mas] /ɑn ˈmæs, ɛn; French ɑ̃ ˈmas/
adverb
1.
in a mass; all together; as a group:
The people rushed to the gate en masse.
/French ɑ̃ mas/
adverb
1.
in a group, body, or mass; as a whole; all together
adverb
in general
Word Origin
French
French, literally “in mass.”
en masse [(ahn mas)]
A French phrase meaning “in a large body”: “The protestors left en masse for the White House.”
In one group or body; all together. For example, The activists marched en masse to the capitol. This French term, with exactly the same meaning, was adopted into English about 1800.
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