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The plant looked real, but it was artificial.
What does Artificial mean?
Made by people, not natural.
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Made by people rather than occurring naturally.
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The cake had artificial vanilla flavor.
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Artificial things are made by people rather than occurring naturally.
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WordArtificial.
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MeaningArtificial means Made by people, not natural.
ExampleExample: The plant looked real, but it was artificial.
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- ar · tuh · fish · ul
- Strongest beat
- fish
- Ending
- ul
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on fish.
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Synonyms
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man-madeUse for something made by people.
syntheticUse for materials made by chemical or artificial processes.
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