Factory Definition
făktə-rē
factories
noun
factories
A building or buildings in which things are manufactured; manufacturing plant.
Webster's New World
A trading settlement maintained by factors.
Webster's New World
The source of prolific production.
A rock group that was a hit-tune factory; a motel that served as an illegal drug factory.
American Heritage
A device which produces or manufactures something.
Wiktionary
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factoriesOrigin of Factory
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From Middle French factorie, from Medieval Latin factoria, from Latin factor. Compare Italian fattoria, Spanish factoría, Portuguese feitoria.
From Wiktionary
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Late Latin factōria oil press, mill and Medieval Latin factōria establishment for factors both from Latin factor factor factor
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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