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engine noun

[countable] noun
/ˈendʒɪn/
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a jet/gasoline/diesel/steam engine

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a vehicle that pulls a train

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a computer program that performs an essential or special action for other programs

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something that causes a process to happen

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Industrialization is the most important engine of economic growth.

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