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devisal

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An act of devising.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 19th century, Francis Thompson, To a Snow-flake What heart could have thought you?— Past our devisal (O filigree petal!)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the act of devising something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: contrivance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: invention

History

Etymology

From devise + -al.