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massif.

A principal mountain mass.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mæˈsiːf//ˈmæsɪf/
  1. A principal mountain mass.

  2. A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults or flexures and displaced as a unit without internal change; normally consists of gneisses and schists.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French massif, from Middle French massif, ultimately from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley-cake, lump (of dough)”).

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