English

Etymology
Gr. bios, life + L. artefact, something artificially made

Noun
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en-noun

1. archaeology a biological artefact, not altered by human hands; e.g. a seed, or an uncarved wooden roof beam.
2. (philosophy, sociology, the arts) A hybrid of an artefact and a living entity, or between concepts of nature and technology.

Synonyms
i-c|in archaeology ecofact

Translations

trans-top|in archaeology
French: biofact, écofact
Polish: biofakt m
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trans-top|in philosophy/sociology/the arts
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ttbc|German: biofakt<!--should be capitalised, if this is correct-->

ru:biofact

• 2007-08-26 22:07 - AutoFormat - -(''in archaeology''): +{{i-c|in archaeology}}

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