[mey-king] 
| 1. | the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill. |
| 2. | structure; constitution; makeup. |
| 3. | the means or cause of success or advancement: to be the making of someone. |
| 4. | Usually, makings. capacity or potential: He has the makings of a first-rate officer. |
| 5. | makings,
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| 6. | something made. |
| 7. | the quantity made: a making of butter. |
| 8. | in the making, in the process of being made; developing or evolving; growing: Our space scientists see history in the making. |
in the making
In the process of developing or growing, being made, as in The editor believed this election signified history in the making. This term is frequently used to describe the course of events, as in the example. [Mid-1600s]
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