Complete Definition of "artifice"

English
Noun
en-noun

  1. a crafty but underhanded deception
  2. a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse
  3. a strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture
  4. a tactical move to gain advantage

Translations

French: #French|artifice, feinte
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Ido: artifico
Serbian: smicalica, lukavstvo

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