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Definition 2024

See also: mâssif

massif ‎(plural massifs)

A principal mountain mass.
A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults or flexures and displaced as a unit without internal change; normally consists of gneisses and schists

principal mountain mass

block of the earth's crust

masse ‎(“mass”) +‎ -if

massif m ‎(plural massifs)

massif m ‎(feminine singular massive, masculine plural massifs, feminine plural massives)