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workings
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
workings
(noun)
workings
/
ˈ
wɚkɪŋz/
noun
workings
/
ˈ
wɚkɪŋz/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of WORKINGS
[
plural
]
1
:
the moving parts that are inside a machine
:
the working parts of something
There was a problem with the clock's inner
workings
.
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2
:
the ways in which something works
—
usually +
of
We learned about the inner
workings of
the government.
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