artifactar‧ti‧fact /ˈɑːtəfækt $ ˈɑːr-/ noun [countable] especially American English 
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ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Egyptian artifacts
- A single obsidian artifact can not be expected to give a reliable date.
- But no dream or artifact looms as large as his words.
- Caterina takes a dagger from the gallery artifact collection and goes to meet him.
- Male speaker It's an artifact and a working sundial.
- Now open to the public, the Bunker is a symbolic artifact on the bridge from the past to the present.
- Software, is though, a cultural artifact of the modern world.
- The large silk-screen paintings of the 1960s come very close to the hand-made artifact being composed almost entirely of ready-made images.
- To date a coin or an artifact is not the same thing as to date the context in which it is found.
THESAURUS► thing
another spelling of artefact used when you do not need to say the name, or when you do not know the name: · What’s that thing on the kitchen table?· Have you got all your things?
► something a thing – used when you are not sure what the thing is: · There’s something on your shirt.
► object especially written a solid thing: · a sharp metal object
► item formal a particular kind of thing, or one of a group of things: · household items· a luxury item· an item of equipment· The items included pieces of old pottery.· You are not allowed to take sharp items onto the plane.
► article formal a particular kind of thing, or one of a group of things. Article is very formal, and is used especially in the phrase an article of clothing: · They found several articles of clothing in the bushes.· suspicious articles· Each article has a card with it giving more information.
► artifact (also artefact) formal an object that someone has made, especially one that is very old and has historical value: · The museum has a collection of early Roman artifacts.
► thingy (also thingamajig/thingamabob) spoken informal a thing – used especially when you cannot remember the name of the thing, but often the other person knows what you are talking about: · Can you pass me the thingy?
Longman Language Activatora thing► thing use this instead of the name of something when you do not need to say its name or when you do not know what it is called. You can use thing when you mean a physical object, or something such as an event, an idea, or something that someone says: · What's that thing on the kitchen table?· There were several things that I wanted to discuss.· I cried during the whole thing.· The first thing we need to do is call Becky.adjective thing thing: · We went to the aquarium, and they have this neat new thing where the tide goes in and out over a rock pool.
► something a thing - use this especially when you do not know what the thing is, or you have not decided yet what it will be: · I need to get something for Greg - it's his birthday tomorrow.· There's something on your shirt, on the back.· Something went wrong with the pumping system in the pool.something something adjective: · Do you want to hear something really funny?· He wanted to get her something special, something expensive.something else (=another thing): · I've just remembered something else I wanted to tell you.something to eat/wear/read etc: · I need to have something to eat before we go out.or something (=or something similar): · There's a stone or a nail or something stuck in my shoe.
► object a separate solid thing, especially one that you can touch or hold in your hand: · Children should be able to point to each object as they count it.· The sculpture is made from objects he found on beaches in Mexico.inanimate object (=a thing that is not alive): · After his stroke, he was able to name inanimate objects like saws and shovels, but unable to name most living things.
► item one particular thing, especially one that is being bought or sold: · The line at the checkout was for people with eight items or fewer.· A comfortable, adjustable chair is the single most important item for the health of a computer user.· The museum has over 5,000 items of historical interest.item of clothing/furniture/jewellery etc (=a single piece of clothing, furniture, jewellery etc): · The main item of jewellery worn by men, other than a watch, is cuff links.household item American (=an object used in the house): · Bring any old household items for the sale.luxury item (=an expensive item that is not really necessary): · Many of the things that people in the West take for granted are considered to be luxury items here.collector's item (=a rare item that some people would pay a lot of money to have): · My aunt discovered that her old doll was a collector's item and worth a lot of money.
► article formal a thing, especially one of a group of things: · Each article has a written history printed on a card below the display.article of clothing/furniture/jewellery etc (=a single piece of clothing, furniture, jewellery etc): · She didn't take much with her, just a few articles of clothing and a towel.household article British (=an object used in the house): · Most of our wedding presents were household articles.
► artefact/artifact an object that someone has made, such as a tool or piece of jewellery, especially one that is interesting because it is very old, comes from a different country etc: · Many Bronze Age artifacts were discovered at Luddesdown.· Do not buy any artefacts unless they have an export permit.
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