"devising" meaning in All languages combined

See devising on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: devisings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} devising (countable and uncountable, plural devisings)
  1. the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: fashioning, making
    Sense id: en-devising-en-noun-XqdiJE5V

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} devising
  1. present participle and gerund of devise Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: devise
    Sense id: en-devising-en-verb-swJaIrCy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

Inflected forms

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