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prefabricated

adjective

  1. of a structure, precomposed
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Wiktionary

adj

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.

  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.

verb

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.

  1. simple past and past participle of prefabricate
prefabricated — meaning, definition (adjective) · Vinony