noun
fabrication
fab-rih-KAY-shuhn
noun
1
The process of manufacturing or constructing something.
"The workshop specialises in custom metal fabrication."
2
A lie or invented story presented as true.
"The whole scandal turned out to be a fabrication by a rival newspaper."
How to Use Fabrication
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the act of manufacturing something, or a made-up lie.
Common pairings
metal fabrication
a complete fabrication
total fabrication
Word Forms
fabrications plural
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Etymology
From Latin fabricatio, the noun form of fabricare, "to build or construct."