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Artifact - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Artifact : (noun)
1: a man-made object taken as a whole [syn: artefact] [ant: natural
object]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Artifact : \Ar"ti*fact\, n. [L. ars, artis, art _ facere, factum,
to make.]
1. (Arch[ae]ol.) A product of human workmanship; -- applied
esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art as
distinguished from natural objects.
2. (Biol.) A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to
death or the use of reagents and not present during life.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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