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   au·to·ma·tion

   /ˌôdəˈmāSH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the use of largely automatic equipment in a system of manufacturing or other production process: "unemployment due to the spread of automation"

   Word Origin late 19th century (with reference to a theory that living organisms act in a purely mechanical way): irregular formation from automatic + -ation. The current sense dates from the 1940s.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • A

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   • U

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   • T

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   • O

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   • M

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   • A

     1

   • T

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   • I

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   • O

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   • N

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