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Meaning of artificial

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  artificial
      adj 1: contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial
             flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial
             diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
             [syn: {artificial}, {unreal}] [ant: {natural}]
      2: artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her
         husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of
         acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech
         they develop a stilted pronunciation" [syn: {artificial},
         {contrived}, {hokey}, {stilted}]
      3: not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital
         processes

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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