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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
artificial/ɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/
▶adjective
- 1 made as a copy of something natural.
- 2 contrived or false: the artificial division of people into age groups.
■ insincere or affected.
- 3 Bridge (of a bid) conventional as opposed to natural.
– derivatives
artificiality noun,
artificially adverb.
artificiality noun,
artificially adverb.
'artificial' also found in these Oxford entries:
acesulfame
- acrylonitrile
- affectation
- affected
- AI
- AID
- AIH
- alexandrite
- antique
- artificial horizon
- artificial insemination
- artificial intelligence
- artificial respiration
- aspartame
- AstroTurf
- banking
- barrage
- beauty spot
- berm
- bioengineering
- biosphere
- canal
- cap
- cellulose acetate
- Christmas tree
- cold frame
- conductive education
- contraception
- crape hair
- crown
- cuirass
- culture
- cyclamate
- denture
- dew pond
- doctor
- dress
- dry fly
- dry slope
- dub
- dubbing
- earthwork
- Easter egg
- ectogenesis
- enterostomy
- Esperanto
- euphuism
- extension
- factitious
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Nothing natural and darned little that was artificial
artificial attitude
artificial grass/lawn
artificial plait/braid
Artificial satellites...
artificial teeth
as artificial
endowed progress & artificial advancement
exaggerated and artificial
Gerund, infinitive: I don't like <using, to use> artificial flavour enhancers ...
Looking for a word for an artificial satellite
natural vs artificial populations
Nothing natural and darned little that was artificial
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