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contrivance

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con⋅triv⋅ance

  [kuhn-trahy-vuhns]
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–noun
1. something contrived; a device, esp. a mechanical one.
2. the act or manner of contriving; the faculty or power of contriving.
3. a plan or scheme; expedient.
Origin:
1620–30; contrive + -ance
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con·triv·ance   (kən-trī'vəns)   
n.  

    1. The act of contriving.

    2. The state of being contrived.

  2. Something contrived, as a mechanical device or a clever plan.

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