contrivance
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contrivance (plural contrivances)
- a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task
- a means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective
- something overly artful or artificial
Usage notes [edit]
See usage note at device.
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Translations [edit]
(mechanical) device to perform a certain task
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elaborate means to accomplish an objective
something overly artful or artificial
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External links [edit]
- contrivance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- contrivance in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911