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adj
That came up by accident but appears to be designed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A designoid object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From design + -oid. Coined by British biologist Richard Dawkins in 1996 in the book Climbing Mount Improbable.
