different between fabrication vs plagiarism

English

Etymology

From Middle French fabrication, from Latin fabricatio

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /fæb???ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

fabrication (countable and uncountable, plural fabrications)

1. (uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture

   the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government

2. (countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood

   The story is doubtless a fabrication.

3. (cooking) The act of cutting up an animal carcass as preparation for cooking; butchery.

Related terms

• fabricate
• fabricating
• fabric

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.b?i.ka.sj??/

Noun

fabrication f (plural fabrications)

1. manufacture, manufacturing
2. fabrication
3. production

English

Etymology

From plagiary +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ple?d?????zm/

Noun

plagiarism (countable and uncountable, plural plagiarisms)

1. (uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

   Even if it's not illegal, plagiarism is usually frowned upon.

   Copy from one, it's plagiarism. Copy from two, it's research.

2. (uncountable) Text or other work resulting from this act.

   The novel was awash in plagiarism, with entire passages lifted verbatim.

3. (countable) The instance of plagiarism.

Related terms

• plagiarist
• plagiarize

Translations

Further reading

• plagiarism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• plagiarism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.