how to pronounce masses

/ˈmæsəz/

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masses is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of masses in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… London fat birds are giant masses of fat …”

meanings of masses

noun:

People, especially a large number of people.
The total population.
The lower classes or all but the elite.
Plural of mass.
Plural of Mass.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mass.

masses frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word masses occurs in english on average 12.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.