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factory definition

fac·tory (fak′tə rē; often fak′trē)

noun pl. factories -·ries

  1. a building or buildings in which things are manufactured; manufacturing plant

  2. Etymology: < Port feitoria

    a trading settlement maintained by factors

Etymology: Fr factorie < facteur: see factor

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