mill

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
  2. noun Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836)
  3. noun English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)

Etymology

From Middle English mylne, mille, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu (“mill”), from Late Latin molīna, molīnum, molīnus (“mill”), from Latin molō (“grind, mill”, verb), closely allied to Proto-Germanic *muljaną (“to crush, grind”) (see English millstone). Perhaps cognate with Milne (a surname). Doublet of moline, moulin, and blin.

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Synonyms

factory, manufacturing plant, manufactory

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