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masculine
/aɾteˈfakto/
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Translation
artefact, device
Word origin
From Latin arte factus ('made with skill'), from arte, the ablative of ars ('art, skill'), plus factus ('made'), the past participle of facere ('to make').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- arte factus
- English cognates
- artefact, artifact, fact
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralartefactos
Examples
arqueólogos bronce.
The archaeologists found a bronze artefact.
sirve .
That strange device is used to measure pressure.
civilización .
The museum displays artefacts from a lost civilisation.
desactivó explosivo.
The police defused an explosive device.
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