massage

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From French massage, from masser (“‘to mass’”) + -age.

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• (US) IPA: /məˈsɑʒ/

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Wikipedia

massage (plural massages)

1. the action of rub, kneading, or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax or to relieve aches

[edit] Related terms

• masseur, masseuse
• massage parlour, massage parlor
• massage therapist

[edit] Translations

Greek: (χειρο)μαλάσσω, εντρίβω Catalan: massatge m. Dutch: massage nl(nl) f. Finnish: hieronta fi(fi) French: massage fr(fr) m.

Italian: massaggio it(it) m. Japanese: マッサージ ja(ja) (massāji) German: Massage de(de) f. Kurdish: gemirandin ku(ku) f., perixandin ku(ku) f., mistdan ku(ku) f., masaj ku(ku) f. Spanish: masaje es(es) m.

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to massage (third-person singular simple present massages, present participle massaging, simple past and past participle massaged)

1. (transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
2. (transitive) To manipulate (data or a document) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
   • 2008, Patrick Wintour & Steven Morris, The Guardian, May 22 2008, p. 3:

     The Conservatives have massaged expectations down by saying they would be delighted with a majority of 1,000 [...]

3. (transitive) To falsify (data or accounts).

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

masser + -age

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /masaʒ/

[edit] Noun

massage m. (plural massages)

1. massage