artifact

Pronunciation: /ˈɑɹtɪfækt/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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”)).

In classic literature

Synonyms

artefact

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
whole
Narrower (hyponyms)
electroplate, lemon, strip, block, mystification, sphere
Opposite (antonyms)
natural object

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