factory
/ˈfæktəi/FAK-tur-ee
/ˈfæktɚi/FAK-tur-ee
Meaninga place of making
Common meaning: a building where goods are made
- factto make; to cause to happenLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 716 · scan
- oryplace ending: a place for
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin faciō ‘to make; to cause to happen’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry faciō, p. 716 · dictionary scan
Roots
- faciō, fēcī, factum Latin “to make; to cause to happen”
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