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Pronunciation / Transliteration: massif
"Un mur massif a été construit."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
Large and heavy or solid.
"They built a massive stone wall around the estate."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French massif, from masse 'mass'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "massive" is said worldwide
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massif
Transliteration: massif
"Un mur massif a été construit."
massiv
Transliteration: massiv
"Sie bauten eine massive Mauer."
massiccio
Transliteration: massiccio
"Hanno costruito un muro massiccio."
masivo
Transliteration: masivo
"Construyeron un muro masivo."
maciço
Transliteration: maciço
"Eles construíram uma parede maciça."
विशाल
Transliteration: vishal
"उन्होंने एक विशाल दीवार बनाई।"
巨大的
Transliteration: jùdà de
"他们建造了一堵巨大的墙。"
거대한
Transliteration: geodaehan
"그들은 거대한 벽을 쌓았다."
大規模な
Transliteration: daikibo na
"彼らは大規模な壁を建設した。"
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