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QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Origin of fabric
1475–85; (<Middle French fabrique) <Latin fabrica craft, especially metalworking or building, workshop. See forge1
Words nearby fabric
fable, fabled, fabliau, Fablon, Fabre, fabric, fabricable, fabricant, fabricate, fabrication, Fabricius
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British Dictionary definitions for fabric
fabric
/ (ˈfæbrɪk) /
noun
any cloth made from yarn or fibres by weaving, knitting, felting, etc
the texture of a cloth
a structure or frameworkthe fabric of society
a style or method of construction
rare a building
the texture, arrangement, and orientation of the constituents of a rock
Word Origin for fabric
C15: from Latin fabrica workshop, from faber craftsman
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