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prefab

[ adjective, noun pree-fab; verb pree-fab ]
/ adjective, noun ˈpriˌfæb; verb priˈfæb /
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adjective
noun
something that is prefabricated, as a building or fixture: You would never know that such an attractive house is a prefab.
verb (used with object), pre·fabbed, pre·fab·bing.
to prefabricate.
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Origin of prefab

First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening
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British Dictionary definitions for prefab

prefab
/ (ˈpriːˌfæb) /

noun
  1. a building that is prefabricated, esp a small house
  2. (as modifier)a prefab house
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