prefabricated
adjectiveUK /ˌpriːˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪd/
US /ˌpriːˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪd/
Made in a factory in pieces before being put together.
They built the house from prefabricated parts that arrived on a truck.
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2. Made in advance so it is not natural or original.
His speech sounded prefabricated, as if he had copied it from a book.
3. Built from sections that are made somewhere else and joined on site.
The school added a prefabricated classroom in just one week.
4. Put together ahead of time rather than created as you go.
The team used a prefabricated plan for the project.