FACTITIOUS


Meaning of FACTITIOUS in English

/ fækˈtɪʃəs; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) not genuine but created deliberately and made to appear to be true

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent. (in the general sense made by human skill or effort ): from Latin facticius made by art, from facere do, make.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.