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pre·fab·ri·cate
(prē-făb′rĭ-kāt′)tr.v. pre·fab·ri·cat·ed, pre·fab·ri·cat·ing, pre·fab·ri·cates
1. To manufacture (a building or section of a building, for example) in advance, especially in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled.
2. To make up, construct, or develop in an artificial, unoriginal, or stereotypic manner.
pre·fab′ri·ca′tion n.
pre·fab′ri·ca′tor n.
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Translations
مَصْنوع مُقَدَّما
montovaný
færdigfremstilletpræfabrikeret
elõre gyártott
eininga-
surenkamas
saliekams
montovaný
kurmaprefabrike
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
prefabricated
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
prefabricated
[ˌpriːˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd] adj → prefabbricato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prefabricated
(priːˈfabrikeitid) adjective (of a building etc) made of parts manufactured in advance and ready to be put together. prefabricated bungalows.
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