levy en masse

/ (ˈlɛvɪ ɒn ˈmæs) /

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noun

the conscription of the civilian population in large numbers in the face of impending invasionAlso called: levée en masse (French ləve ɑ̃ mas)

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Words nearby levy en masse

levulinic acid, levulose, levulosemia, levy, Lévy-Bruhl, levy en masse, Lew, lewd, lewdness, Lewes, lewis

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One hostage died en route, the Journal reported, while the other died on the operating table.
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They pulled up in unmarked cars and on motorcycles, appearing en masse out of the darkness.
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He was living quite en garçon, with only one man, his house having been let for the season.
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Their Chateau en Espagne seemed invisible, as such chateaux usually are; and where it might be found, who was there to tell?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
True; but as we are far enough now from that point, we must e'en make the best of the bad.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Il avoit sa belle robe soubs soy (car c'estoit en est), et se preparoit sa harangue funebre.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
La harangue devoit finir en l'adieu et comploration commune de tous.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

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