noun

factory

factory, plant, mill

He works in a car factory.

He works in a car factory.

The old factory is now a museum.

The old factory is now a museum.

((a/an (type) factory)) a building for a specific type of production. She works at a chocolate factory.

Synonyms: plant, mill, workshop, works

From Latin 'factorium' meaning 'place of makers', which comes from 'factor', meaning 'maker' or 'doer'.

A 'factory' is a place where a 'factor' (a maker) works to manufacture things.

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