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machinery

[ muh-shee-nuh-ree ]

noun

plural machineries.
  1. an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses:

    the machinery of a factory.

  2. the parts of a machine, collectively:

    the machinery of a watch.

  3. a group of people or a system by which action is maintained or by which some result is obtained:

    the machinery of government.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. a group of contrivances for producing stage effects.
  5. the group or aggregate of literary machines, especially those of supernatural agency epic machinery in an epic poem.


machinery

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noun

  1. machines, machine parts, or machine systems collectively
  2. a particular machine system or set of machines
  3. a system similar to a machine

    the machinery of government

  4. literary devices used for effect in epic poetry
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of machinery1

First recorded in 1680–90; machine + -ery
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