MASSIF


Meaning of MASSIF in English

/ mæˈsiːf; NAmE / noun

( technical ) a group of mountains that form a large mass

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent. (denoting a large building): French , massive , used as a noun. The current sense dates from the late 19th cent.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.