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artefacts

/ˈɑːtɪfakts/ /ˈɑːrtɪfakts/

Meanings
noun
An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.

Examples :

"The museum displayed ancient pottery artefacts, showing how people lived long ago. "
archaeology history culture art item thing

Related Words

Illustration intelligence

intelligence noun

/ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/

Capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn.

"The student's intelligence allowed her to quickly grasp the complex mathematical concepts in class. "

Illustration contamination

contamination noun

/kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən/

The act or process of contaminating

"The contamination of the water supply caused many people to get sick. "

Illustration investigation

investigation noun

/ɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃən/

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination

"Despite thorough investigation, the perpetrator of the attacks remains unknown."

Illustration necessarily

necessarily adverb

/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/

Inevitably; of necessity.

"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

Illustration preparation

preparation noun

/pɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/

The act of preparing or getting ready.

"The preparation for the history test took her several hours. "

Illustration arrangement

arrangement noun

/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/

The act of arranging.

"The arrangement of chairs in the classroom made it easier for the students to see the teacher. "

Illustration archaeological

archaeological adjective

/ˌɑːrkiəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/ /ˌɑːrkiəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/

Relating to the science or research of archaeology.

"The museum's exhibit on ancient civilizations contained many archaeological artifacts. "

Illustration fascinating

fascinating verb

/ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ/

To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.

"The flickering TV fascinated the cat."

Illustration experimental

experimental noun

/ɨkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/

The subject of an experiment.

"The new math textbook's experimental section focuses on fractions. "

Illustration observation

observation noun

/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ /-ˈveɪʃn̩/

The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)

"The teacher's observation of the student's progress showed that he was struggling with math. "

Illustration civilization

civilization noun

[ˌsɪv.ə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən] /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɪv.ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political or technical development.

"Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization."

Illustration perceptible

perceptible noun

/pəˈsɛptɪbl̩/ /pɚˈsɛptəbl̩/

Anything that can be perceived.

"The only perceptible was the faint sound of the clock ticking in the otherwise silent room. "