prefab

pre·fab

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [adjective, noun pree-fab; verb pree-fab]
- /adjective, noun ˈpriˌfæb; verb priˈfæb/
- /ˈpriː.fæb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective, noun pree-fab; verb pree-fab]
- /adjective, noun ˈpriˌfæb; verb priˈfæb/

Definitions of prefab word

abbreviation PREFAB prefabricated. 1
noun prefab something that is prefabricated, as a building or fixture: You would never know that such an attractive house is a prefab. 1
verb with object prefab to prefabricate. 1
noun prefab prefabricated building 1
countable noun prefab A prefab is a house built with parts which have been made in a factory and then quickly put together at the place where the house was built. 0
adjective prefab A prefab building or structure is one that has been made from parts which were made in a factory and then quickly put together at the place where the structure was built . 0

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Origin of prefab

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; by shortening

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Parts of speech for Prefab

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Prefab

prefab popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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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Synonyms for prefab

noun prefab

barracks — A barracks is a building or group of buildings where soldiers or other members of the armed forces live and work.
bivouac — A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.
cantonment — A cantonment is a group of buildings or a camp where soldiers live.
construction — Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.
erecting — Present participle of erect.

verb prefab

batched — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
batching — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
cobble — Cobbles are the same as cobblestones.
cobbled — A cobbled street has a surface made of cobblestones.
cobbles — coal in small rounded lumps

All 23 Synonyms of prefab