Word Knowledge · Question 266

Question 266 of 280

In words such as factory and manufacture, the root fac/fact relates to

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Correct answer to question 266 (Word Knowledge): making or doing

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The Latin root fac/fact means to make or do, so a factory is a place where things are made and to manufacture is to make by hand or machine.

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