Added 9 October 2026
machinery
/məˈʃiːnəɹi/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about machinery at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
- The working parts of a machine as a group.
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The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
All of the machinery of the law was brought to bear on the investigation.
Origin
From machine + -ery. Compare French machinerie.
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