contrivance
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vəns noun
1.
something contrived; a device, especially a mechanical one.
2.
the act or manner of contriving; the faculty or power of contriving.
3.
a plan or scheme; expedient.
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| —n | |
| 1. | something contrived, esp an ingenious device; contraption |
| 2. | the act or faculty of devising or adapting; inventive skill or ability |
| 3. | an artificial rather than natural selection or arrangement of details, parts, etc |
| 4. | an elaborate or deceitful plan or expedient; stratagem |
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Contrivance
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example sentences
All the while, the audience is supposed to be regaled by the sheer craft and contrivance of it all.
Its resolution ultimately revolves around a mechanical plot contrivance.
Only some psychological contrivance can lure them to act in their own self interests.
Within the film's context, however, this contrivance works magnificently.
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