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machinery

ma·chin·er·y [ mə shnəree ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. machines: machines collectively or in general

2. mechanical parts: the aggregate parts that make up a machine or group of machines

3. system of machines: a system of machines working together
our office machinery

4. set of procedures: an interconnected series of parts or processes that works like a mechanical system to produce a result
the machinery of government

5. literature literary devices: literary devices used for effect, especially in poetry, or to resolve the plot of a play or book

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