Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Created or caused by human beings, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.

    menschengemacht, von Menschen gemacht

    иску́сственныйiskússtvennyj, рукотво́рныйrukotvórnyj

More definitions
  • not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially

Translations

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created by a human:
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created by a human:

Origin

From man (“human”) + made. First attested in 1615. According to the OED, the pronunciation

From man (“human”) + made. First attested in 1615. According to the OED, the pronunciation with primary stress on man, /ˈmænˌmeɪd/, is older.

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Synonyms

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Antonyms

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See also

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