prefabricated
adjective
- of a structure, precomposed
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.
- manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site
“A prefabricated home”
- 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.
- simple past and past participle of prefabricate