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artificial definition

ar·ti·fi·cial (ärt′ə fis̸həl)

adjective

  1. made by human work or art, not by nature; not natural
  2. made in imitation of or as a substitute for something natural; simulated artificial teeth
  3. unnatural in an affected way an artificial smile
  4. pretended
  5. Biol. designating or of a system of classification based on only a few characteristics, as color

Etymology: ME < OFr < L artificialis < artificium, artifice

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