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massif

noun mas·sif \ma-ˈsēf\

Definition of MASSIF

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
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Origin of MASSIF

French, from massif, adjective, from Middle French, alteration of Old French massiz
First Known Use: 1873

Rhymes with MASSIF

bay leaf, belief, crew chief, debrief, drop leaf, endleaf, enfeoff, fig leaf, fire chief, flyleaf, gold leaf, in brief, in chief, kerchief, loose-leaf, motif, naïf, O'Keeffe, red leaf, relief, sharif, shinleaf, sneak thief, Tallchief

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. massif
  2. Massif Central
  3. Fréjus, Massif du
  4. Vinson Massif
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