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ready-made

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a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase

Other meanings

2. adjective

made for purchase and immediate use

3. adjective

repeated regularly without thought or originality

4. adjective

commercially produced; not homemade

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