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English

Adjective

artesian (not comparable)

  • (hydrology) Of a water supply, rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
  • Misspelling of artisan.

Noun

artesian

  • Misspelling of artisan.
    • Thus, it was offering training to these artesians, governmental and non-governmental organizations in wood, carpet, weaving, pottery, metal, bamboo works for three and six months.1
    • Whereas, the opposite view was associated with the petit bourgeoisie which represented the small-scale productive sector of poor peasants, small land-owners and tenants, artesians and owners of small workshops […]2

Etymology

From French puits artésien (“artesian well”), from the former province of Artois, where the technique of artesian wells was elaborated by monks in the 12th century.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA: /ɑɹˈtiʒən/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɑːˈtiːʒən/
  • Audio (Southern England): 🔊
  • Hyphenation: ar‧te‧sian

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Footnotes

  1. 1997, Technical Report of the Sensitization Workshop on Culture, Gender & Development for Eastern & Southern African English Speaking Countries:

  2. 2022 April 25, El-Mehairy, Medical Doctors: A Study of Role Concept and Job Satisfaction. The Egyptian Case, BRILL, →ISBN, page 82:

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