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Word: artifact (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • An object made or shaped by human hand.
  • archaeology An object, such as a tool, weapon or ornament, of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
  • A structure or finding in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.
  • Something viewed as a product of human conception or agency rather than an inherent element.

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