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artifact

noun/ˈɑːtɪfækt/ (AR-ti-fakt)Level B2
artifact meaning picture: Visitors in a museum looking at ancient clay pots, seals and bronze figures inside a glass case
Picture meaning of “artifact” — An object made by people long ago, especially one of historical interest.

An object made by people long ago, especially one of historical interest.

Artifacts are things like tools, pots, coins or jewellery that people made in the past and that we study or keep in museums.

artifact meaning in Hindi

कलाकृति, प्राचीन वस्तु: बहुत पहले लोगों द्वारा बनाई गई वस्तु, ख़ासकर ऐतिहासिक महत्व की।

औज़ार, बर्तन, सिक्के या गहने जैसी चीज़ें, जो लोगों ने अतीत में बनाईं और जिन्हें हम पढ़ते हैं या संग्रहालयों में रखते हैं, artifacts कहलाती हैं।

Examples

  1. The museum in Kolkata displays artifacts from the Harappan civilisation.कोलकाता का संग्रहालय हड़प्पा सभ्यता की प्राचीन वस्तुएँ प्रदर्शित करता है।
  2. Divers recovered several ancient artifacts from the shipwreck near the coast.गोताख़ोरों ने तट के पास डूबे जहाज़ से कई प्राचीन वस्तुएँ बरामद कीं।

Synonyms & antonyms

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Memory trick

ARTI + FACT: something made with ART that is a real FACT from the past.

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British and Indian English often spell it 'artefact'; American English prefers 'artifact'.

Word origin

From Latin arte 'by skill' and factum 'something made', so it means 'a thing made with skill'.

artifact meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीकलाकृति, प्राचीन वस्तु: बहुत पहले लोगों द्वारा बनाई गई वस्तु, ख़ासकर ऐतिहासिक महत्व की।
Arabic · العربيةقطعة أثرية: شيء صنعه الناس منذ زمن بعيد، خاصة إذا كانت له قيمة تاريخية.
French · FrançaisObjet fabriqué par l'homme il y a longtemps, surtout s'il a un intérêt historique.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaArtefak: benda buatan manusia zaman dulu, terutama yang bernilai sejarah.
Chinese · 中文人工制品,文物:古人制作的器物,尤指有历史价值的。

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