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devisement

devisement noun: something devised or invented.

Noun

devisement (plural devisements)

  1. Something devised or invented.
    • Praising nursery rhymes, Vita Sackville-West observed, The direct statement can seldom compare in aesthetic value with the oblique statement — which is probably the ultimate meaning that man sets on that strange devisement he calls art.2007 November 11, “The Mother of All Rhymes”, in New York Times
  2. The act of devising something
    • The devisement of schemes for the abolishment of slavery in the rebellious states should be frowned upon.1904, James McSherry, History of Maryland, Baltimore, page 374

Forms of devisement

pluraldevisements

Questions about devisement

What does devisement mean?
Devisement means something devised or invented.
What part of speech is devisement?
Devisement is a noun.
What is the plural of devisement?
The plural of devisement is devisements.

Words near devisement in the dictionary

  1. devise
  2. devised
  3. devisedst
  4. devisee
  5. devisees
  6. devisement
  7. devisements
  8. devisen
  9. deviser
  10. devisers
  11. devises

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