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  1. 1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Artful; cunning; crafty. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as, artificial grasses. Source: opted
  5. 5. adj. contrived by art rather than nature Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. artificially formal Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes Source: wordnet
  8. 8. j:100 a. contrived by art rather than nature s. artificially formal s. not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes Source: ecdict

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