"ready-made" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more ready-made [comparative], most ready-made [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ready-made (comparative more ready-made, superlative most ready-made)
  1. Pre-existing or made previously and suitable for use without (further) preparation or modification; comparable with regard to the amount of preparation required.
    Sense id: en-ready-made-en-adj-fPZF0-Yi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 35 30 14
  2. (not comparable) Made in advance to a standard specification. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (made to standard specification): off-the-peg Translations (made in advance): 現成的 (Chinese Mandarin), 现成的 (xiànchéng de) (Chinese Mandarin), kant en klaar (Dutch), valmis- (Finnish), tout fait (French), заранее приготовленный (zaraneje prigotovlennyj) (Russian), färdiggjord (Swedish), förberedd (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-ready-made-en-adj-pU8Ik-6r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 35 30 14 Disambiguation of 'made to standard specification': 20 57 23 Disambiguation of 'made in advance': 9 51 39
  3. Made or prepared in advance and used regularly or habitually without original thought.
    Sense id: en-ready-made-en-adj-kfioKZzt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 35 30 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: also: Thesaurus:custom-made Related terms: pre-cooked, ready-to-wear, shake and bake

Noun [English]

Forms: ready-mades [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ready-made (plural ready-mades)
  1. A ready-made object. Translations (ready-made object): valmistavara (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ready-made-en-noun-e1-73ss1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 35 30 14

Inflected forms

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