prefabricated

CEFRC1

/priˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Made in parts before being brought together at a building site.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    invented or constructed in advance

Examples

  • They built a prefabricated house in just two weeks.

  • We offer low-cost prefabricated houses.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of prefabricate

  2. manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site

More examples

In context

  • Some computer fonts include a prefabricated ellipsis.

  • They both told the police a prefabricated version of events.

  • A prefabricated home

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The new house was built from blank sections that were assembled quickly on site.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From pre- + fabricated.