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fab·ri·ca·tion 
[fab-ri-key-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[fab-ri-key-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the act or process of fabricating; manufacture. |
| 2. | something fabricated, esp. an untruthful statement: His account of the robbery is a complete fabrication. |
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| fab·ri·cate
(fāb'rĭ-kāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates
[Middle English fabricaten, from Latin fabricārī, fabricāt-, to make, from fabrica, craft; see fabric.] fab'ri·ca'tion n., fab'ri·ca'tor n. |
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| fabrication | |
noun | |
| 1. | a deliberately false or improbable account |
| 2. | writing in a fictional form |
| 3. | the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" |
| 4. | the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) [ant: disassembly] |
| 5. | the deliberate act of deviating from the truth [syn: lying] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Fabrication
Fab`ri*ca"tion\, n. [L. fabricatio; cf. F. fabrication.]1. The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government. --Burke. 2. That which is fabricated; a falsehood; as, the story is doubtless a fabrication. Syn: See Fiction.
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