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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) | |
| Synonyms: | assembly | |
| Related terms: | dismantling construction | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of making something (a product) from raw materials | |
| Synonyms: | manufacture | |
| Examples: | "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals" "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives" "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" |
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| Related terms: | creating_from_raw_materials formation prefabrication newspeak manufacture | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (writing) writing in a fictional form | |
| Synonyms: | fictionalisation fictionalization | |
| Related terms: | writing fictionalise | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a deliberately false or improbable account | |
| Synonyms: | fable fiction | |
| Related terms: | falsehood canard fictionalize | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | |
| Synonyms: | prevarication lying | |
| Related terms: | falsification misrepresentaation fibbing manufacture | |
| Similar spelling: |
fabricate fabricator fabricated Fabrizio |
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