massive
/ˈmæsɪv/MA-siv
/ˈmæsɪv/MA-siv
Meaninglumpy; bulky
Common meaning: huge and heavy
- massa barley cake; a lumpLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 483 · scan
- iveadjective ending: tending to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek μᾶζα ‘a barley cake; a lump’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry μᾶζα, p. 483 · dictionary scan
Roots
- μᾶζα Greek “a barley cake; a lump”
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