artefact
noun/ˈɑːtɪfækt/
/ˈɑːrtɪfækt/
(also artifact especially in North American English)
(specialist)- an object that is made by a person, especially something of historical or cultural interest
- The museum has a superb collection of ancient artefacts from Nubia.
- All students will benefit from the study of primary sources and genuine artefacts from the past.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryArtefact is used after these nouns:- museum
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin arte ‘by or using art’ + factum ‘something made’ (neuter past participle of facere ‘make’).
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