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WordBand 6.5–7.5Toofey picks
automation
/ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən/
noun
The use of machines to do work that people used to do.
- “Automation has replaced many routine jobs in factories.”Toofey
- “Automation is bound to have important social consequences.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))