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artificial
/ˌɑɹ.təˈfɪʃ.əl/
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What does artificial mean?
adjective
- Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
- Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned.
- Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.
More meanings (2)
adjective
- Based on characteristics useful for identification, without regard for the formal differences used in classification.
- Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɑɹ.təˈfɪʃ.əl/
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It is a long, long time, counted by artificial hours or by the seasons, but it is longer still in another way.
You are to note, that there are twelve kinds of artificial made Flies, to angle with upon the top of the water.
More book examples (3)
And those who, by the artificial institutions of society, are discharged from this necessity, are placed in a critical and perilous situation.
For those who learned the lesson of this movement, it was henceforth impossible to conceive of institutions or of culture as artificial.
Our artificial epidemic of yellow fever was temporarily suspended while a new batch of susceptible material was brought in, observed and selected.