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prefabricated en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English fabricated English prefabricated From pre- + fabricated.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site
    • A prefabricated home
  2. (not-comparable) invented or constructed in advance
    • Some computer fonts include a prefabricated ellipsis.
    • They both told the police a prefabricated version of events.

Deriveds

non-prefabricated · nonprefabricated

Relateds

prefabricate · prefabrication

Synonyms

prefab

Translations (11)

nb prefabrikkert (manufactured in advance) · nn prefabrikkert (manufactured in advance) · fi valmis (manufactured in advance) · fi keksitty (invented in advance) · fr préfabriqué (manufactured in advance) · ca prefabricat (invented in advance) · es prefabricado (manufactured in advance) · it prefabbricato (manufactured in advance) · ca prefabricat (manufactured in advance) · da præfabrikeret (manufactured in advance) · de vorgefertigt (manufactured in advance)

prefabricated en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English fabricate English prefabricate English -ed English prefabricated From prefabricate + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of prefabricate
    form of prefabricate