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Word: Factory
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (in factory (sense 2)): via Portuguese feitoria from medieval Latin factoria, from Latin factor (see factor). factory (sense 1) based on late Latin factorium, literally ‘oil press’
ˈfakt(ə)ri
a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine
Short Definition:building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine
Examples:- a clothing factory
- factory workers
an establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country
Short Definition:establishment for traders carrying on business in foreign country
Examples:- he is chaplain to the British factory at St Petersburg
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