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artifact

ar·ti·fact
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahr-tuh-fakt]
    • /ˈɑr təˌfækt/
    • /ˈɑː.tɪ.fækt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahr-tuh-fakt]
    • /ˈɑr təˌfækt/

Definitions of artifact word

  • noun artifact any object made by human work; esp., a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc. 3
  • noun artifact any nonnatural feature or structure accidentally introduced into something being observed or studied 3
  • noun artifact any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use. 1
  • noun artifact a handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery, characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation. 1
  • noun artifact any mass-produced, usually inexpensive object reflecting contemporary society or popular culture: artifacts of the pop rock generation. 1
  • noun artifact a substance or structure not naturally present in the matter being observed but formed by artificial means, as during preparation of a microscope slide. 1

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Origin of artifact

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
1815-25; variant of artefact < Latin phrase arte factum (something) made with skill. See art1, fact

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Parts of speech for Artifact

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

artifact popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

artifact usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for artifact

noun artifact

  • heirloom — a family possession handed down from generation to generation.
  • relic — a surviving memorial of something past.
  • antiquity — Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
  • vestige — a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence: A few columns were the last vestiges of a Greek temple.
  • ruinruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.

Antonyms for artifact

noun artifact

  • reality — the state or quality of being real.
  • fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
  • truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
  • non-fiction — the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).
  • destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.

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