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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

construit artificiel

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔ̃.stʁɥi aʁ.ti.fi.sɛl

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Artificial construct/ˌɑːr.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl kənˈstrʌkt/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le genre est souvent perçu comme un construit artificiel."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An idea, concept, or system that is not naturally occurring but is instead manufactured or devised by human intellect and social convention.

    "Many sociologists argue that modern social classes are merely an artificial construct rather than an absolute biological reality."
  2. 2

    A physical or digital entity meticulously built by humans for a specific functional purpose, lacking spontaneous organic origin.

    "The virtual ecosystem in the simulation was an elaborate artificial construct designed to test human resilience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'artificial' from Latin 'artificialis' (pertaining to art or skill) and 'construct' from Latin 'constructus' (built or piled together), emerging through modern philosophical and sociological discourse. It gained prominence in the 20th century to describe ideas, systems, or objects that owe their existence to human agency rather than natural occurrence.

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