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Definition of man-made in English:
man-made
Pronunciation: /manˈmeɪd/
adjective
Made or caused by human beings (as opposed to occurring or being made naturally): a man-made lake
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Full Definition of man–made
: manufactured, created, or constructed by human beings; specifically : synthetic <man–made fibers>
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British Dictionary definitions for man-made
man-made
adjective
1.
made or produced by man; artificial
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Word Origin and History for man-made
adj.
also man-made, c.1718, from man (n.) + made. In early use typically of institutions, etc., and opposed to what is natural or god-made. Of fibers, foodstuffs, etc., from mid-20c.
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Commonly Mis-hyphenated Words
Following is a list of compounds (hyphened, single words or two separate words) that frequently cause disagreement. For questions of hyphenation not covered here, refer to the Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition (1999).
managed care
man-hour
man-made
manpower
microorganism
multidisciplinary
multimedia
multimillion-dollar (adj.)
nationwide
nearby
nonetheless
nonstop
off campus, off-campus (adj.)
offshore
oilmen
old-timer
one-sided