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Missa vs Massa - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between missa and massa

is that missa is (music) a mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgic service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts kyrie, gloria, credo, agnus dei and/or sanctus) to music, notably when the text in latin is used (as long universally prescribed by rome) while massa is a mass.

As a verb massa is

to mass, to sing/speak (as if) in church.

missa

English

Noun

  • (music) a mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgic service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei and/or Sanctus) to music, notably when the text in Latin is used (as long universally prescribed by Rome)
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    massa

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
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    Associated with slavery.

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