man-made
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man-made
- /ˈmænˌmeɪd/
- /ˌmænˈmeɪd/
Where it comes from
From man (“human”) + made. First attested in 1615. According to the OED, the pronunciation with primary stress on man, /ˈmænˌmeɪd/, is older.
adjective manmade
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Created or caused by human beings, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.
It is, in my belief, an artificial, man-made development in hounds, since it exists only in rudimentary form in other dogs, foxes, and wolves, which are said sometimes to give cry when hunting their game.
Similar: human-made, person-made · Opposite: nonmanmade
Translations
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adj created by a human
| Español | hecho por el hombre |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 人工 jinkō |
| 中文 | 人為的 /人为的 rénwéi de, 人造的 rénzào de, 人工的 réngōng de |
| हिन्दी | पौरुषेय pauruṣey, कृत्रिम kŕtrim, मानव निर्मित mānav nirmit |
| Português | artificial |
| Français | synthétique, de main d'homme |
| Deutsch | menschengemacht, von Menschen gemacht |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωπογενής anthropogenís |
| Română | artificial |
| Русский | иску́сственный iskússtvennyj, рукотво́рный rukotvórnyj |
| עברית | מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי אָדָם ma'asé ydéy adám |
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