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crea·ture  (krchr)
n.
1. Something created.
2.
a. A living being, especially an animal: land creatures; microscopic creatures in a drop of water.
b. A human.
c. An imaginary or fantastical being: mythological creatures; a creature from outer space.
3. One dependent on or subservient to another.

creatur·al adj.
creature·li·ness n.
creature·ly adj.


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Objects are miraculously given back their creaturely form that the projection of light on a screen took from them two centuries before.
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