artificial

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  • Adjective:
    contrived by art rather than nature
    artificially formal
    not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

Word Origin

artificial (adj.)
late 14c., in the phrase artificial day "part of the day from sunrise to sunset," from Old French artificial, from Latin artificialis "of or belonging to art," from artificium (see artifice). Meaning "made by man" (opposite of natural) is from early 15c. Applied to things that are not natural, whether real (artificial light) or not (artificial flowers). Artificial insemination dates from 1897. Artificial intelligence "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines" was coined in 1956.

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1. She brought her to life by artificial respiration .
2. The twins are the product of artificial insemination .
3. Google has always been an artificial intelligence company .
4. It remains the world 's largest artificial accidental explosion .
5. Thompson can definitely see artificial bubbles in the market .

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