Definitions for fabrication
ˌfæb rɪˈkeɪ ʃənfab·ri·ca·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fabrication, fiction, fablenoun

   a deliberately false or improbable account

2. fabrication, fictionalization, fictionalisationnoun

   writing in a fictional form

3. fabrication, manufacture, manufacturingnoun

   the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

   "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain"

4. fabrication, assemblynoun

   the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

5. lying, prevarication, fabricationnoun

   the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fabricationnoun

   The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture

   the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government

2. fabricationnoun

   That which is fabricated; a falsehood

   The story is doubtless a fabrication.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fabricationnoun

   The act of building; construction.

   Etymology: from fabricate.

   This fabrication of the human body is the immediate work of a vital principle, that formeth the first rudiments of the human nature. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Fabricationnoun

   the act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government

2. Fabricationnoun

   that which is fabricated; a falsehood; as, the story is doubtless a fabrication

Matched Categories

1. • Construction
   • Falsehood
   • Falsification
   • Writing

How to pronounce fabrication?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fabrication in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fabrication in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of fabrication in a Sentence

1. De Laurentiis:

   The allegation of an affair was a fabrication back in 2010 and remains so today.

2. Bruce Evans:

   To discover finds that are a fabrication, designed to mislead, is both fascinating and a timely reminder that we should always view any discovery with a critical eye.

3. Camille Paglia:

   Capitalism is an art form, an Apollonian fabrication to rival nature. It is hypocritical for feminists and intellectuals to enjoy the pleasures and conveniences of capitalism while sneering at it. Everyone born into capitalism has incurred a debt to it. Give Caesar his due.

4. Diosdado Cabello:

   Do you think any similarity with this scandalous fabrication is pure coincidence? i don't think so!

5. Jerome K. Jerome:

   Some people are under the impression that all that is required to make a good fisherman is the ability to tell lies easily and without blushing; but this is a mistake. Mere bald fabrication is useless; the veriest tyro can manage that. It is in the circumstantial detail, the embellishing touches of probability, the general air of scrupulous -- almost of pedantic -- veracity, that the experienced angler is seen.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fabrication
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fabrication
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fabrication
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fabrication