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artifactuality

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being artifactual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • 1969, Marcia M. Eaton, “Art, Artifact, and Intentions”. American Philosophical Quarterly, 6, p. 165. These philosophers argue that the fact that someone might point to a piece of driftwood and say, “There is a work of art,” and further say, “That is not an artifact,” proves that artifactuality is not a necessary condition of a thing’s being a work of art.

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History

Etymology

From artifactual + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Portuguese: artefatualidade — the quality of being artifactual