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artificial definition
ar·ti·fi·cial (ärt′ə fis̸h′əl)
adjective
- made by human work or art, not by nature; not natural
- made in imitation of or as a substitute for something natural; simulated artificial teeth
- unnatural in an affected way an artificial smile
- pretended
- Biol. designating or of a system of classification based on only a few characteristics, as color
Etymology: ME < OFr < L artificialis < artificium, artifice
Related Forms:
- artificiality ar′·ti·fi′·ci·al′·ity (-fis̸h′ē al′ə tē) noun pl. artificialities -·ties
- artificially ar′·ti·fi′·cially adverb
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