How to pronounce contrivance in English

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Pronounce Contrivance as K OW N T R IY V AH N K EH.

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    Contrivance phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'contrivance'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of contrivance: /koʊntrɪvænkɛ/
    • Modern IPA representation of contrivance: /cɒntrɪvæncɛ/

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    List of meaning for contrivance

    something contrived, as a mechanical device or a clever plan

    appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget(noun)

    a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

    contrivance(noun)

    the faculty of contriving; inventive skill

    "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"

    contrivance, stratagem, dodge(noun)

    an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

    "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

    contrivance(noun)

    an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.

    "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"

    lash-up, contrivance(noun)

    any improvised arrangement for temporary use

    devisal, contrivance(noun)

    the act of devising something

    an interesting and often novel device with a practical use

    a new contrivance for cleaning computer keyboards

    something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination

    despite the many modern contrivances for saving time and labor, we seem to have less leisure and energy than ever before

    the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others

    in that writer's hands, narrative contrivance can often deteriorate into pointless gimmickry

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    contrivance in sentence

    1. The thief’s contrivance for robbing the jewelry store did not take into account the presence of the guard dogs.

    2. Since the plumbing contrivance does not work very well, it continues to sit on store shelves.

    3. Though the bird’s song in the film appears to be natural, the sound is actually a musical contrivance that was digitally created.

    4. Unlike many science fiction movies, this one does not contain a time travel contrivance that allows our hero to change the future of the world.

    5. The teacher quickly saw through the boy’s contrivance to avoid completing his assignment.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term contrivance

    Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have right that these wants should be provided for, including the want of a sufficient restraint upon their passions.

    Edmund Burke

    Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginning.

    Robert Collier

    No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into jail for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.

    Samuel Johnson

    People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.

    Adam Smith

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