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man-made

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man-made or man·made (mnmd)
adj.
Made by humans rather than occurring in nature; synthetic: man-made fibers; a manmade lake. See Usage Note at man.
man-made
Adjective
made by humans; artificial
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Adj.1.man-made - not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; "man-made fibers"; "synthetic leather"
semisynthetic, synthetic
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
man-made
adjective artificial, manufactured, plastic (slang) mock, synthetic, ersatz
Translations
Spanish man-made [ˈmænˈmeɪd] adj → artificial
French man-made [ˈmænˈmeɪd] man adj → artificiel(le); [fibre] → synthétique
German man-made [ˈmænˈmeɪd] adj → künstlich;
(fibre) → synthetisch
Italian man-made [ˈmænˈmeɪd] adj → sintetico/a; artificiale
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Here, hopelessly man-made as the great wall was, nothing seemed artificial.
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The boy, leaning over the rail, was looking far beyond the man-made town deep into the God-made jungle.
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