artificial

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 2 Spanish 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ä(r)təfĭsh'əl, IPA: /ɑː(r)təˈfɪʃəl/, SAMPA: /A:(r)t@"fIS@l/
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[edit] Etymology

Via Old French (French: artificiel), from Latin artificialis from artificium "skill", from artifex, from ars "skill", and -fex, from facere "to make".

[edit] Adjective

artificial (comparative more artificial, superlative most artificial)

1. Man-made; of artifice.

   The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky.

2. False, misleading.

   Her manner was somewhat artificial.

3. Unnatural.

[edit] Derived terms

• artificial consciousness
• artificial intelligence

[edit] Related terms

• artifact
• artifice
• artificer
• artificiality

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• fake

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

artificial m. and f. (plural artificiales)

1. artificial

[edit] Related terms

• artificio
• artificioso