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facility

/fəˈsɪlɪti/ noun

Latin root: facilitās Wiktionary

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  1. The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    Transport facilities in Bangkok are not sufficient to prevent frequent traffic collapses during rush hour.
  2. A building or campus specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
  3. The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty; simplicity.

Origin

From Middle English facilite, from Middle French facilité, and its source, Latin facilitās. By surface analysis, facile + -ity. Doublet of faculty.

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