machine

Middle French

noun
Definitions
  • machine; device

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin machina (engine, stratagem, device, contrivance, trick, a machine, machine).

Origin

Latin

machina

Gloss

engine, stratagem, device, contrivance, trick, a machine, machine

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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