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artifice

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  1. art                    2. trick                 
 
ar.ti.fice \'a:rt-*-f*s\ n [MF, fr. L artificium, fr. artific-, artifex 
   artificer, fr. L] art-, ars + facere 1a: an artful stratagem : TRICK  1b: 
   GUILE, TRICKERY  2a: an ingenious device or expedient  2b: INGENUITY, 
   INVENTIVENESS