fabrication

C2 Topic:Communication

US /fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #25721

Meanings

1

noun
A made-up story or statement; a lie

His excuse was a complete fabrication.
2

noun
The process of making or building something from raw materials or parts

The fabrication of the bridge took nearly two years.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a made-up story or... fiction lying

2 noun · the process of making or... manufacture assembly

Word family

Forms fabrications

Derived forms biofabricationmicrofabricationmycofabricationnanofabricationphotofabricationprefabricationrefabrication

Related forms fabric fabricate fabricated fabricating

Etymology

From Middle French fabrication, from Latin fabricatio. Equivalent to fabricate + -ion.

fabrication Middle French fabricatio Latin

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Topics

Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

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# fabrication

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 25721

## Meanings
1. A made-up story or statement; a lie
2. The process of making or building something from raw materials or parts

## Examples
- His excuse was a complete fabrication.
- The fabrication of the bridge took nearly two years.

## Derived Forms
- biofabrication
- microfabrication
- mycofabrication
- nanofabrication
- photofabrication
- prefabrication
- refabrication

## Related Forms
- fabric
- fabricate
- fabricated
- fabricating

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fabrication
- Root: fabricatio

## Etymology
From Middle French fabrication, from Latin fabricatio. Equivalent to fabricate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Fabrication is from Middle French fabrication, from Latin fabricatio. Equivalent to fabricate + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include fabrication (Middle French) and fabricatio (Latin). Current senses include a made-up story or statement; a lie and the process of making or building something from raw materials or parts. The wider family includes derived forms such as biofabrication, microfabrication, mycofabrication, nanofabrication, and photofabrication and related words such as fabric, fabricate, fabricated, and fabricating.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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