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fab.

Fabulous (great or spectacular).

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/fæb/
  1. Fabulous (great or spectacular).

    informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti Proto-Italic *fāōr Latin for, fā- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bula Latin fābula Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin fābulōsusder. Middle English fabulous English fabulousclip. English fab From fabulous, by shortening.

noun/fæb/
  1. A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.

    informal
    The chip fab will double its production next year.
Where this word comes from

From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening.

verb/fæb/
  1. To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers

    informal · transitive
    It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products.
Where this word comes from

From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening.

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