English

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Etymology

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Latin. Doublet of fabric and forge.

Noun

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fabrica (plural fabricas or fabricae)

  1. (historical) A workshop in an ancient Roman fort.

Catalan

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Verb

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fabrica

  1. inflection of fabricar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Interlingua

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Noun

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fabrica (plural fabricas)

  1. factory

Latin

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Etymology

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From faber (craftsman, smith) +‎ -icus. Originally this was an adjective *fabricus which was mainly used in the two phrases fabrica officīna "workplace of a faber" and fabrica ars "art of a faber", which led to two distinct core meanings.

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Noun

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fabrica f (genitive fabricae); first declension

  1. A smithy, joiner's or smith's shop, workshop.
  2. An art, trade, pursuit, industry, craft, architecture.
  3. A skillful production, fabric, building, structure, fabrication, construct, artifice, machine
  4. (figuratively) A crafty device, wile, trick, stratagem, machination

Declension

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First-declension noun.

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Portuguese

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Verb

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fabrica

  1. inflection of fabricar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fabriquer, Latin fabricare. Doublet of forja, from French, and probably of the inherited fereca.

Verb

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a fabrica (third-person singular present fabrică, past participle fabricat) 1st conj.

  1. to fabricate, invent
  2. to fabricate, manufacture, produce

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faˈbɾika/ [faˈβ̞ɾi.ka]
  • Audio (Chile):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: fa‧bri‧ca

Verb

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fabrica

  1. inflection of fabricar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Venetan

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Etymology

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Compare Italian fabbrica

Noun

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fabrica f (plural fabriche)

  1. factory
  2. mill, plant
  3. building (under construction)