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artefact
/ ˈɑːtɪˌfækt /
noun
- something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest
- anything man-made, such as a spurious experimental result
- cytology a structure seen in tissue after death, fixation, staining, etc, that is not normally present in the living tissue
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Word History and Origins
Origin of artefact1
C19: from Latin phrase arte factum, from ars skill + facere to make
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Example Sentences
Hence it is extremely difficult to distinguish what is preformed, and what is artefact.
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