Monday, July 25, 2016

ARTEFACT

WORD: ARTEFACT

MEANING:
1. any object made by human beings, esp. with a view to subsequent use.
2. a handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery, belonging to an earlier time or cultural stage, esp. such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
3. a substance or structure not naturally present in the matter being observed but formed by artificial means, as during preparation of a microscope slide.
4. a spurious observation or result arising from preparatory procedures.
5. any feature that is not naturally present but is a product of an extrinsic agent.
6. objects, articles, items, pieces

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Cong jumps on Kohinoor bandwagon, wants all Indian artefacts abroad back

PRONOUNCE:
ar•ti•fact - आर्टफैक्ट

LINK: ARTEFACT

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