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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieskünstliches Konstrukt
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkʏnstlɪçəs kɔnˈstʁʊkt
"Dieses System ist ein rein künstliches Konstrukt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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
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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Artificial construct" is said worldwide
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construit artificiel
Transliteration: kɔ̃.stʁɥi aʁ.ti.fi.sɛl
"Le genre est souvent perçu comme un construit artificiel."
künstliches Konstrukt
Transliteration: ˈkʏnstlɪçəs kɔnˈstʁʊkt
"Dieses System ist ein rein künstliches Konstrukt."
costrutto artificiale
Transliteration: koˈstrutto artiˈfjale
"Il tempo moderno è spesso considerato un costrutto artificiale."
constructo artificial
Transliteration: konsˈtrukto artiˈfjal
"Las fronteras nacionales son a menudo un constructo artificial."
constructo artificial
Transliteration: kõˈstɾuktu ɐʁtiˈfi.saw
"Essa divisão cultural é um constructo artificial."
कृत्रिम रचना
Transliteration: kritrim rachna
"यह सामाजिक नियम केवल एक कृत्रिम रचना है।"
人工建构
Transliteration: rén gōng jiàn gòu
"许多人认为国家边界是一个人工建构。"
인위적 구조물
Transliteration: inwi-jeok gujo-mul
"그 개념은 순전히 인위적 구조물에 불과하다."
人工的な概念
Transliteration: jinkōtekina gainen
"貨幣制度は歴史的な人工的構成物である。"
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