fab|ri|ca|tion

fab|ri|ca|tion
fab|ri|ca|tion «FAB ruh KAY shuhn», noun.
1. a fabricating; manufacture; construction: »

the fabrication of a government (Edmund Burke).

2. something fabricated; story, lie, excuse, or accomplishment: »

The account of his exploration was a complete fabrication.

SYNONYM(S): fiction, falsehood, figment.

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  • con|fab´u|la´tion — con|fab|u|late «kuhn FAB yuh layt», intransitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. 1. Informal (often used humorously). to talk together informally and intimately; chat. 2. Psychology. to fabricate experiences. ╂[< Latin cōnfābulārī < com together +… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre´fab|ri|ca´tion — pre|fab|ri|cate «pree FAB ruh kayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to make all standardized parts of (as a house). The erection of a prefabricated house requires merely the assembling of the various sections. 2. to prepare in advance:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pho|to|fab|ri|ca|tion — «FOH toh FAB ruh KAY shuhn», noun. the use of photography in the manufacture of integrated circuits by photoetching semiconductor surfaces on a small silicon wafer or chip …   Useful english dictionary

  • fab — con·fab·u·lar; con·fab·u·late; con·fab·u·la·tion; fab·li·au; fab·ri·cant; fab·ri·cate; fab·ri·ca·tion; fab·ri·ca·tive; fab·ri·ca·tor; Fab·ri·koid; fab·u·la; fab·u·lar; fab·u·la·tion; fab·u·la·tor; fab·u·list; fab·u·lize; fab·u·los·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • con|fab´u|la´tor — con|fab|u|late «kuhn FAB yuh layt», intransitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. 1. Informal (often used humorously). to talk together informally and intimately; chat. 2. Psychology. to fabricate experiences. ╂[< Latin cōnfābulārī < com together +… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|fab|u|late — «kuhn FAB yuh layt», intransitive verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. 1. Informal (often used humorously). to talk together informally and intimately; chat. 2. Psychology. to fabricate experiences. ╂[< Latin cōnfābulārī < com together + fā …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|fab´ri|ca´tor — pre|fab|ri|cate «pree FAB ruh kayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to make all standardized parts of (as a house). The erection of a prefabricated house requires merely the assembling of the various sections. 2. to prepare in advance:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|fab|ri|cate — «pree FAB ruh kayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. 1. to make all standardized parts of (as a house). The erection of a prefabricated house requires merely the assembling of the various sections. 2. to prepare in advance: »[The]… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fabrication — fab·ri·ca·tion …   English syllables

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