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Added 9 October 2026

artifact

/ˈɑːtɪfækt/ noun

Latin root: arte Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about artifact at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A man-made object taken as a whole.

Origin

Alteration of artefact, from Italian artefatto, from Latin arte (“by skill”) (ablative of ars (“art”)) + factum (“thing made”) (from facio (“to make, do”)).

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