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mass 1 n: an aggregation of usu. similar things (as assets in a succession) considered as a whole
mass 2 adj: participated in by or affecting a large number of individuals
mass insurance underwriting
mass tort litigation
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
Merriam-Webster.
1996.
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(body of persons) noun
aggregate, assemblage, body, cluster, congregation, crowd, drove, flock, gathering, host, mob, multitude, multitudo, phalanx, plurality, swarm, throng, vulgus
associated concepts: mass market, mass picketing
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(weight) noun
amplitude, bigness, body, bulk, density, dimension, extent, fullness, gauge, greatness, immensity, largeness, magnitude, measure, measurement, sizableness, size
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accumulate (amass), agglomeration, aggregate (noun), aggregate (verb), amount (quantity), assemblage, assembly, body (collection), bulk, caliber (measurement), chamber (body), cohere (adhere), collect (gather), collection (accumulation), compile, concentrate (consolidate), conglomerate, conglomeration, congregate, congregation, conjoin, consolidate (strengthen), corpus, cumulation, desegregate, entirety, generality (bulk), hoard, join (bring together), load, majority (greater part), materiality (physical existence), measurement, meet, quantity, selection (collection), store, totality, unite, weight (burden)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006
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Mass — Mass, n. [OE. masse, F. masse, L. massa; akin to Gr. ? a barley cake, fr. ? to knead. Cf. {Macerate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mass — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Mass (desambiguación). Tiendas Mass Logo Eslogan El Supermercado del Ahorro Fundación 2001 Sede Lima, Perú … Wikipedia Español
Mass — Pontifical Mass † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pontifical Mass Pontifical Mass is the solemn Mass celebrated by a bishop with the ceremonies prescribed in the Cæremoniale Episcoporum , I and II. The full ceremonial is carried out when the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Mass — (m[.a]s), n. [OE. masse, messe, AS. m[ae]sse. LL. missa, from L. mittere, missum, to send, dismiss: cf. F. messe. In the ancient churches, the public services at which the catechumens were permitted to be present were called missa catechumenorum … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mass — ist: ein Theaterstück von Leonard Bernstein, siehe Mass (Theater) eine Messkomposition von Steve Dobrogosz, siehe Mass (Dobrogosz) die in Bayern übliche Kurzbezeichnung mit kurzem a für einen Masskrug Mass ist der Familienname folgender Personen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mass — Mass, v. t. To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble. [1913 Webster] But mass them together and they are terrible indeed. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mass — Mass, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Massed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Massing}.] To celebrate Mass. [Obs.] Hooker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mass. — Mass. Massachusets Культурология. XX век. Энциклопедия. 1998 … Энциклопедия культурологии
Mass. — Mass., officielle Abkürzung des Staates Massachusetts (Nordamerika) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Mass — Mass., Abkürzung für Massachusetts … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Mass. — Mass., Abkürzung für den nordamerik. Staat Massachusetts … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
