mas.

American

abbreviation

masculine.

mas ¹ British

/ mɑːs /

noun

a carnival
music played for a carnival, or a band playing this

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-mas ² British

combining form

indicating a Christian festival

Christmas
Michaelmas

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Etymology

Origin of mas¹

C20: from _masquerade

Origin of -mas²

from _Mass

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In Spit-amas, the suffix -mas is the common form of the superlative, and may be compared with the Latin -mus in optimus, intimus, supremus, and the like.

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