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Main Entry:: fac·to·ry
Pronunciation:: \ˈfak-t(ə-)rē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural fac·to·ries
Date:: 1582

1: a station where factors reside and trade <a colonial factory>2 a: a building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing b: the seat of some kind of production <the vice factories of the slums>

— fac·to·ry·like

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\-ˌlīk\ adjective

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