"biofact" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biofacts [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) + Latin arte factum (“something made with skill”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|βίος||life}} Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”), {{uder|en|la|arte factum||something made with skill}} Latin arte factum (“something made with skill”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} biofact (plural biofacts)
  1. (archaeology) a biological artefact, not altered by human hands; e.g. a seed, or an uncarved wooden roof beam. Categories (topical): Archaeology Synonyms (in archaeology): ecofact Translations (in archaeology): ekofakti (Finnish), biofakt [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-biofact-en-noun-tmhcXP6d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 69 31 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'in archaeology': 93 7 Disambiguation of 'in archaeology': 93 7
  2. (philosophy, sociology, the arts) A hybrid of an artefact and a living entity, or between concepts of nature and technology. Categories (topical): Philosophy, Sociology
    Sense id: en-biofact-en-noun-2XSep5kt Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences, social-science, sociology

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