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contrivement

contrivement noun: contrivance; invented statement; arrangement or plan.

Noun

contrivement (countable and uncountable, plural contrivements)

  1. (obsolete) contrivance; invented statement; arrangement or plan
    • the admirable contrivement and artifice of this great Fabrick of the Universe1662, Joseph Glanvill, Lux Orientalis
    • active to meet their contrivements1619, George Buck, The History of King Richard the Third

Forms of contrivement

pluralcontrivements

Origin of contrivement

From contrive + -ment.

Questions about contrivement

What does contrivement mean?
Contrivement means contrivance; invented statement; arrangement or plan.
What part of speech is contrivement?
Contrivement is a noun.
What is the plural of contrivement?
The plural of contrivement is contrivements.

Words near contrivement in the dictionary

  1. contrive
  2. contrived
  3. contrivedly
  4. contrivedness
  5. contrivedst
  6. contrivement
  7. contrivements
  8. contriver
  9. contrivers
  10. contrives
  11. contrivest

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