CONTRIVANCE


Meaning of CONTRIVANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈtrī-vən(t)s ]

noun

Date: circa 1628

1.

a. : a thing contrived ; especially : a mechanical device

b. : an artificial arrangement or development

2. : the act or faculty of contriving : the state of being contrived

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.