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fabrication

manufacturing, production

noun fah-bree-kah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin 'fabricatio'

Also means

fabrication, making up (a story)

Usage Note

Fabrication covers both industrial manufacturing (fabrication en série — mass production) and the figurative sense of inventing a lie or story (c'est une pure fabrication — it is a complete fabrication). The verb is fabriquer, which shares both the literal and figurative meanings.

Examples

"La fabrication de ce meuble prend trois jours."

Natural Translation

Manufacturing this piece of furniture takes three days.

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