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prefactory

prefactory adjective: prior to the era of industrial factories.

Adjective

prefactory (not comparable)

  1. Prior to the era of industrial factories.

Origin of prefactory

From pre- + factory.

Questions about prefactory

What does prefactory mean?
Prefactory means prior to the era of industrial factories.
What part of speech is prefactory?
Prefactory is an adjective.

Words near prefactory in the dictionary

  1. prefacing
  2. prefacist
  3. prefacists
  4. prefactor
  5. prefactors
  6. prefactory
  7. prefactual
  8. prefade
  9. prefaded
  10. prefader
  11. prefades

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