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non-manufacture

non--man·u·fac·ture
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te man-yuh-fak-cher]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌmæn yəˈfæk tʃər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te man-yuh-fak-cher]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌmæn yəˈfæk tʃər/

Definitions of non-manufacture word

  • noun non-manufacture the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets. 1
  • noun non-manufacture the making or producing of anything; generation: the manufacture of body cells. 1
  • noun non-manufacture the thing or material manufactured; product: Plastic is an important manufacture. 1
  • verb with object non-manufacture to make or produce by hand or machinery, especially on a large scale. 1
  • verb with object non-manufacture to work up (material) into form for use: to manufacture cotton. 1
  • verb with object non-manufacture to invent fictitiously; fabricate; concoct: to manufacture an account of the incident. 1

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Origin of non-manufacture

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; obsolete manufact (see manufactory) + -ure

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Non-manufacture

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

non-manufacture popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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