how to pronounce massive

/ˈmæsɪv/

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massive is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… where we had a massive short-term rally …”

meaning of massive

Massive means very large in size or quantity.

massive frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word massive occurs in english on average 48.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics massive can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that massive can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;