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mechanic
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Synonyms: Adjective
automatic, instinctive, instinctual, involuntary, knee-jerk, mechanical, robotic, spontaneous
Antonyms: Adjective
nonmechanical
Adjective
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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Middle English, probably from Middle French mecanique, adjective & noun, from Latin mechanicus, from Greek mÄchanikos, from mÄchanÄ
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