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machinery definition

ma·chin·ery (mə s̸hēnər ē, -s̸hēn)

noun pl. machineries -·er·ies

  1. machines collectively
  2. the working parts of a machine
  3. any combination of things or persons by which something is kept in action or a desired result is obtained the machinery of government
  4. apparatus used to produce stage effects
  5. literary devices involving the introduction of supernatural beings or forces, as in epic poetry

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