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How to pronounce massive
Say it like this: /ˈmæs.ɪv/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does massive mean?
adjVery large in size or extent.
“The Enlightenment involved massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.”
Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.
“A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.”
To a very great extent; total, utter.
nounA homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
“karst massives in western Georgia”
A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.
“Big up to the Croydon massive!”
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