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