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ar·ti·fi·cial

artificial

 
 
pronunciation:
ar tih fI shl
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part of speech: adjective
definition: When something is artificial, it is made by humans. Artificial things sometimes look like natural things, but they are not made by nature.
Those flowers are artificial. They are not real.Sunlight is natural light, but electric light is artificial.
antonyms:
natural
similar words:
manufactured
derivations: artificially (adv.), artificiality (n.)
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