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artisanal

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ar⋅ti⋅san

  [ahr-tuh-zuhn]
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–noun
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
Origin:
1530–40; < F < It artigiano, equiv. to L artīt(us) trained in arts and crafts (ptp. of artīre; see art 1 , -ite 2 ) + It -iano (< L -iānus) -ian

Related forms:
ar⋅ti⋅san⋅al, adjective
ar⋅ti⋅san⋅ship, noun

Synonyms:
See artist.
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ar·ti·san   (är'tĭ-zən, -sən)   
n.  A skilled manual worker; a craftsperson.

[Probably French, from Italian artigiano, from Vulgar Latin *artitiānus, from Latin artītus, skilled in the arts, past participle of artīre, to instruct in the arts, from ars, art-, art; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]
ar'ti·san·al (är'tĭ-zə-nəl, -sə-, är'tĭ-zān'əl) adj., ar'ti·san·ship' n.
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Word Origin & History

artisan 
1538, from It. artesano, from V.L. artitianus, from L. artitus, pp. of artire "to instruct in the arts," from ars (gen. artis) "art" (see art (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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