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contrivance Definition
(n)
a
device
that
is
very
useful
for
a
particular
job
(n)
the
faculty
of
contriving
;
inventive
skill
; "
his
skillful
contrivance
of
answers
to
every
problem
"
(n)
an
elaborate
or
deceitful
scheme
contrived
to
deceive
or
evade
; "
his
testimony
was
just
a
contrivance
to
throw
us
off
the
track
"
(n)
an
artificial
or
unnatural
or
obviously
contrived
arrangement
of
details
or
parts
etc
.; "
the
plot
contained
too
many
improbable
contrivances
to
be
believable
"
(n)
any
improvised
arrangement
for
temporary
use
(n)
the
act
of
devising
something
contrivance Synonyms
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contraption
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gizmo
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stratagem
widget
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