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masse

/mas/

noun, feminine/mas/plural: masses

a paste, a dough; large amount or quantity of something; mass; something perceived as a whole, without distinguishing its parts; a sum or combination of things treated as a whole; a majority, especially of people

From Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “bread”).

noun, feminine/mas/plural: masses

mace (weapon); a sledgehammer; thick end of a billiards cue, mace

Inherited from Old French mace, from Vulgar Latin *mattia, *mattea (compare Occitan massa, Catalan maça, Italian mazza, Spanish maza, Portuguese maça), probably derived from Latin mateola (“hoe”).