PREFAB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prefab mean? 

• PREFAB (noun)
  The noun PREFAB has 1 sense:

1. a prefabricated structure

  Familiarity information: PREFAB used as a noun is very rare.

• PREFAB (adjective)
  The adjective PREFAB has 1 sense:

1. manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere

  Familiarity information: PREFAB used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PREFAB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A prefabricated structure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("prefab" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Derivation:

prefab (manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere)

• PREFAB (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere

Context example:

a prefab structure

Similar:

ready-made (made for purchase and immediate use)

Derivation:

prefab (a prefabricated structure)