Feminine
Meaning
- machine, device
- (slang) machine (a person who is very efficient)
Concepts
gas-engine
thermal machine
addressing machine
Synonyms
machine locomotive
méchanique
mach
machinierie
machine simple
Clientélisme
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ma.ʃin/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French machine, borrowed from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”), itself a borrowing from Doric Ancient Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhanā́). Not to be confused with machin, which means "thing".
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