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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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ar·ti·san  audio  (ärt-zn, -sn) KEY 

NOUN:
A skilled manual worker; a craftsperson.
ETYMOLOGY:
Probably French, from Italian artigiano, from Vulgar Latin *artitinus, from Latin arttus, skilled in the arts, past participle of artre, to instruct in the arts, from ars, art-, art; see ar- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
arti·san·al  (ärt-z-nl, -s-, ärt-znl) KEY (Adjective), arti·san·ship(Noun)


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