artificial

Pronunciation

• enPR: ä(r)təfĭsh'əl
• IPA: /ɑː(r)təˈfɪʃəl/
• SAMPA: /A:(r)t@"fIS@l/

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Adjective

Positive artificial

Comparative more artificial

Superlative most artificial

1. Something that is made by people instead of being made by nature. <> na ƙarya, dashe.

   If I have an artificial heart, am I dead? <> Idan ina da zuciyar dashe, shin na mutu ke nan? --bbchausa_verticals/083-inside-the-minds-of-the-dead

   The silk flowers were not real. They were artificial.

Synonyms

• man-made
• (in some contexts) fake

Antonyms

• natural

Related words

• artificial insemination
• artificial intelligence