fabrication
Americannoun
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the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.
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something fabricated, especially an untruthful statement.
His account of the robbery is a complete fabrication.
Related Words
See fiction.
Etymology
Origin of fabrication
First recorded in 1475–1500; from Latin fabricātiōn- (stem of fabricātiō ). See fabricate, -ion
Example Sentences
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Zelenskyy has denied the claims from Russia, calling it “fake news” and a “complete fabrication.”
From Salon
Mr. Zelensky said Monday that the “‘residence strike’ story is a complete fabrication.”
According to the etymonline site, as a verb, it originally meant to “ridicule; deceive with a fabrication.”
From Salon
The researchers also found that the performance of RuO2 thin films can be improved by carefully controlling how their crystal structure is oriented during fabrication.
From Science Daily
One of the project's most important achievements is that the device was manufactured entirely in a fabrication facility, or fab, the same type of environment used to produce advanced microelectronics.
From Science Daily
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