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artifice

/ˈɑːtəfɪs/AHR-tuh-fis
/ˈɑɹtəfɪs/AHR-tuh-fis

Meaninga craft, handicraft

Common meaning: clever trickery

Journey through time

  1. Latinartifictum‘a craft, handicraft’source
  2. Frenchartificesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa craft, handicraft → clever trickeryartifice‘clever trickery’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin artifictum ‘a craft, handicraft’.

Roots

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