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massive

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[ mas-iv ]

adjective

  1. consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy:

    massive columns.

  2. large and heavy-looking:

    a massive forehead.

  3. large in scale, amount, or degree:

    a massive breakdown in communications;

    massive reductions in spending.

  4. solid or substantial; great or imposing:

    massive erudition.

  5. Mineralogy. having no outward crystal form, although sometimes crystalline in internal structure.


Massive

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[ mas-iv ]

noun

  1. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains: second highest in U.S. Rockies. 14,421 feet (4,396 meters).

massive

/ ˈ³¾Ã¦²õɪ±¹ /

adjective

  1. (of objects) large in mass; bulky, heavy, and usually solid
  2. impressive or imposing in quality, degree, or scope

    massive grief

  3. relatively intensive or large; considerable

    a massive dose

  4. pathol affecting a large area of the body

    a massive cancer

  5. geology
    1. (of igneous rocks) having no stratification, cleavage, etc; homogeneous
    2. (of sedimentary rocks) arranged in thick poorly defined strata
  6. mineralogy without obvious crystalline structure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. slang.
    a group of friends or associates; gang

    the Staines massive

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾²¹²õ²õ¾±±¹±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ³¾²¹²õ²õ¾±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾²¹²õs¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
  • ³¾²¹²õs¾±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ ³¾²¹²õ·²õ¾±±¹î€ƒi·³Ù²â noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of massive1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English ( mass, -ive ); replacing Middle English massif, from Middle French
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of massive1

C15: from French massif, from masse mass
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