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Factory-Bakery

/ˈfæktəri ˈbeɪkəri/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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  1. 1

    A facility where baked goods are produced on a large scale, often using industrial machinery.

    "The factory-bakery supplies fresh bread to supermarkets across the region."
  2. 2

    A commercial establishment that combines the functions of a bakery with those of a manufacturing plant.

    "The new factory-bakery has revolutionized how we think about artisanal bread."

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The term 'factory-bakery' combines 'factory', derived from the Latin 'facere' meaning 'to make', and 'bakery', from the Old English 'bacan', meaning 'to bake'. The term reflects the industrialization of baking processes, particularly in the 19th century, where mass production techniques were applied to bread and pastry making.

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