fab·ri·ca·tion

[fab-ri-key-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.
2.
something fabricated, especially an untruthful statement: His account of the robbery is a complete fabrication.

Origin:
1475–1500; < Latin fabricātiōn- (stem of fabricātiō). See fabricate, -ion


2. See fiction.
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fabricate (ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to make, build, or construct
2.  to devise, invent, or concoct (a story, lie, etc)
3.  to fake or forge
 
[C15: from Latin fabricāre to build, make, from fabrica workshop; see fabric]
 
fabri'cation
 
n
 
'fabricative
 
adj
 
'fabricator
 
n

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Fabrication is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History

fabrication
c.1500, manufacturing, from L. fabricationem, noun of action from fabricare (see fabricate). Meaning lying, falsehood, forgery is from late 18c.
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Example sentences
The moon has mineral resources and microgravity fabrication potential.
We're also looking at computerized fabrication technologies.
The product could help pave the way for the fabrication of replacement bones.
And that desire to believe supersedes the slipshod nature of the fabrication.
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