"contrivition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contrivitions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} contrivition (plural contrivitions)
  1. (obsolete) contrivance Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-contrivition-en-noun-PGllx6qE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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