machinery

Pronunciation: /məˈʃiːnəɹi/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun machines or machine systems collectively
  2. noun a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions

Etymology

From machine + -ery. Compare French machinerie.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
machine
Narrower (hyponyms)
enginery, mill

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