artifact

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a man-made object taken as a whole

Etymology

Alteration of artefact, from Italian artefatto, from Latin arte (“by skill”) (ablative of ars (“art”)) + factum (“thing made”) (from facio (“to make, do”)).

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