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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•triv•ance /kənˈtraɪvəns/USA pronunciation n. - something contrived, esp. a mechanical device:[countable]The strange contrivance actually worked and people began to trust it.
- the act or manner of contriving:[uncountable]His life of contrivance finally caught up with him when he tried to trick the same person twice.
- a plan or scheme:[countable]The challenger's pledge was just a contrivance to get elected.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•triv•ance (kən trī′vəns),USA pronunciation n. - something contrived;
a device, esp. a mechanical one. - the act or manner of contriving;
the faculty or power of contriving. - a plan or scheme;
expedient.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: contrivance /kənˈtraɪvəns/ n - something contrived, esp an ingenious device; contraption
- the act or faculty of devising or adapting; inventive skill or ability
- an artificial rather than natural selection or arrangement of details, parts, etc
- an elaborate or deceitful plan or expedient; stratagem
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