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prefabricated

prefabricated adjective: manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site. Also the simple past and past participle of prefabricate.

Adjective

prefabricated (not comparable)

  1. manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site
    • A prefabricated home
  2. invented or constructed in advance
    • They both told the police a prefabricated version of events.
    • Some computer fonts include a prefabricated ellipsis.

Also used as

prefabricated is also the simple past and past participle of prefabricate.

Synonyms of prefabricated

Origin of prefabricated

From pre- + fabricated.

From prefabricate + -ed.

Words formed from prefabricated

Questions about prefabricated

What does prefabricated mean?
Prefabricated means manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site.
What part of speech is prefabricated?
Prefabricated is an adjective.

Words near prefabricated in the dictionary

  1. prefabbed
  2. prefabber
  3. prefabbers
  4. prefabbing
  5. prefabricate
  6. prefabricated
  7. prefabricates
  8. prefabricating
  9. prefabrication
  10. prefabrications
  11. prefabricator

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