Word: prefabrication
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
fab
ri
ca
tion
Definition: A preassembled component.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: fabricate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fabricātus
Language: la
Decoded: fabricatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: built, constructed, fashioned, forged, shaped, fabricated
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.