making
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The act that results in something coming to be (synset 100925809)
"the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making"is a type of: production - the act or process of producing somethingsubtypes:
- cartography, mapmaking - the making of maps and charts
- film making, movie making, moviemaking - the production of movies
same as: devising, fashioning -
An attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something (synset 104724415)
"her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician"is a type of: fitness, fittingness - the quality of being suitablesubtypes:
- eligibility - the quality or state of being eligible
- ineligibility - the quality or state of being ineligible
same as: qualification -
(usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something (synset 103720438)
"the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake"is a type of: component, constituent, element - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
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