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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
artefact /ˈɑːtɪfakt/ (US artifact)

▶noun

1 an object made by a human being.

2 something observed in a scientific investigation that is not naturally present but occurs as a result of the investigative procedure.

– derivatives
artefactual adjective.

– origin C19: from L. arte ‘by or using art’ + factum ‘something made’.

'artefact' also found in these Oxford entries:

artifact - blow - design - eolith

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