Definition for

contrivance

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noun – The act of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning the disposition or combination of things or acts, for a particular purpose.

noun – The thing contrived, planned, or invented; a device, especially a mechanical one; an artifice; a scheme; a stratagem.

noun – Synonyms 2. Plan, invention, design; machination, stratagem; Device, Shift, etc. See expedient, n.

noun – The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning.

noun – The thing contrived, invented, or planned; disposition of parts or causes by design; a scheme; plan; artifice; arrangement.

noun – a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task

noun – a means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective

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