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devisings

devisings is the plural of devising.

Meaning of devising

Noun

devising (countable and uncountable, plural devisings)

  1. the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will
    • I take some kind of comfort in the inexhaustibility of the devisings of nature, that it can keep coming up with new things.1965, A. R. Ammons, Tape for the Turn of the Year
    Synonyms:
    fashioning, making

Questions about devisings

What is devisings the plural of?
Devisings is the plural of devising.

Words near devisings in the dictionary

  1. devisers
  2. devises
  3. devisest
  4. deviseth
  5. devising
  6. devisings
  7. devision
  8. devisions
  9. devisor
  10. devisors
  11. devissage

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