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Meaning of 'artificial'
Meaning of 'artificial' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Artificial 
[ a.]
- Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human
skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or
light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers. [ a.]- Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine.
- Artful; cunning; crafty.
- Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as, artificial grasses.
Meaning of 'artificial' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. artificial [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- contrived by art rather than nature
- contrived by art rather than nature
Example in sentence:
- an artificial diamond;
- artificial fibers;
- artificial flavoring;
- artificial flowers;
- artificial sweeteners
2. artificial [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- artificially formal
- artificially formal
Example in sentence:
- a stilted letter of acknowledgment;
- contrived coyness;
- that artificial humility that her husband hated;
- when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
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