prefabricated

verb

produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally

to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings

Roots

praepre- · Latin · before, in front faber-fabric · Latin · craftsman

Synonyms for prefabricated

prefabadj manufacturedadj constructedv fabricatedadj builtadj assembledv

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