Standard Lemma guide

manufactured

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃɚd/
  • General-American: măn'yə-făkʹchərd
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE2 N Y AH0 F AE1 K CH ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

manmade; produced by humans rather than nature

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

not genuine; contrived

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Examples

  • a manufactured boy band

Meaning relationships

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3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of manufacture

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

produced in a large-scale industrial operation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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