Alternative form of prefab

Alternative form of prefab

plural of pre-fab

(anatomy) One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.

Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.

(military) Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus, whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines.

A Fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society.

A male given name from Latin borne by an early pope. Rare in English.

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.

(intransitive, archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.