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May 27, 2012
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mas•sif



Pronunciation: (ma-sēf', mas'if; Fr. ma-sēf'), [key]
—n.
1. a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits.
2. a large elevated block of old complex rocks resistant to both erosion and crustal folding.
3. a band or zone of the earth's crust raised or depressed as a unit and bounded by faults.

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