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.

2. (a.) Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine.

3. (a.) Artful; cunning; crafty.

4. (a.) Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as, artificial grasses.

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