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- CONTRIVANCE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CONTRIVANCE is a thing contrived; especially : a mechanical device How to use contrivance in a sentence
- CONTRIVANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
CONTRIVANCE definition: 1 the act of intentionally arranging for something to happen by clever planning, or something that… Learn more
- CONTRIVANCE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Contrivance definition: something contrived; contrived; a device, especially a mechanical one See examples of CONTRIVANCE used in a sentence
- contrivance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of contrivance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- CONTRIVANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial
- contrivance - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
The Harry Hamlin character is a bit of a hypochondriac, a contrivance that exists for the sole purpose of bringing him into contact with the confused young doctor at the clinic
- Contrivance - definition of contrivance by The Free Dictionary
contrivance (kənˈtraɪvəns) n 1 something contrived, esp an ingenious device; contraption 2 the act or faculty of devising or adapting; inventive skill or ability
- contrivance, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun contrivance, three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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