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/ma.ʃin/

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Line drawing of machine
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Translation

machine

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Word origin

From Latin machina, borrowed from Doric Greek machana ('device, contrivance'). The same Greek root gives English machine, mechanic and mechanism.

Origin
Greek
Root
machana
English cognates
machine, mechanic, mechanism

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralmachines

Examples

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The washing machine broke down this morning.

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This machine can produce a thousand parts per hour.

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The machine needs to be cleaned every week.

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The washing machine broke down yesterday.

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This machine produces about a thousand parts per hour.

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This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 1: machine, membre, signer and 7 more words.