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levy en masse

levy en masse noun: a requisition of all able-bodied men for military service.

Noun

levy en masse (plural levies en masse)

  1. A requisition of all able-bodied men for military service.

Forms of levy en masse

plurallevies en masse
alternative formlevée en masse
alternative formlevy in mass

Origin of levy en masse

Partial calque of French levée en masse (literally “mass levy”).

Questions about levy en masse

What does levy en masse mean?
Levy en masse means a requisition of all able-bodied men for military service.
What part of speech is levy en masse?
Levy en masse is a noun.
What is the plural of levy en masse?
The plural of levy en masse is levies en masse.

Words near levy en masse in the dictionary

  1. levulose
  2. levuloses
  3. levulosuria
  4. levy
  5. Levy County
  6. levy en masse
  7. levy in mass
  8. Levy-Hollister syndrome
  9. levying
  10. levyings
  11. levyist

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