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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvorgefertigt
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fohr-geh-fert-ikt
"Das Haus besteht aus vorgefertigten Teilen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Manufactured in standard sizes or sections in a factory elsewhere, so that it can be quickly assembled and erected on a site.
"The city council approved the construction of several prefabricated housing units to accommodate the influx of residents." - 2
Existing in a form that has been prepared beforehand rather than being improvised or naturally occurring.
"She rejected the prefabricated notions of success imposed by her generation and forged her own path."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix pre- (before) combined with fabricate, stemming from Latin fabricatus, past participle of fabricare (to construct, build). Originally emerging in the 20th century with the rise of industrial manufacturing, the term evolved to describe buildings or components constructed in sections at a factory for easy assembly elsewhere.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prefabricated" is said worldwide
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préfabriqué
Transliteration: pre-fah-bri-kay
"Cette maison est construite avec des éléments préfabriqués."
vorgefertigt
Transliteration: fohr-geh-fert-ikt
"Das Haus besteht aus vorgefertigten Teilen."
prefabbricato
Transliteration: pre-fab-bri-cah-to
"Hanno installato un edificio prefabbricato in pochi giorni."
prefabricado
Transliteration: pre-fah-bri-cah-do
"Compraron una casa prefabricada para el terreno en el campo."
prefabricada
Transliteration: pre-fa-bri-ka-da
"A estrutura da nova escola é prefabricada."
पूर्व-निर्मित
Transliteration: poorva-nirmit
"यह घर पूर्व-निर्मित सामग्रियों से बनाया गया है।"
预制的
Transliteration: yùzhì de
"这座建筑采用了预制的构件。"
조립식의
Transliteration: joripsig-ui
"그들은 조립식 주택을 구입했다."
プレハブの
Transliteration: purehabu no
"その建物はプレハブの部材で作られています。"
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