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DEVISAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does devisal mean?
• DEVISAL (noun)
The noun DEVISAL has 1 sense:
1. the act of devising something
Familiarity information: DEVISAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of devising something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
contrivance; devisal
Hypernyms ("devisal" is a kind of...):
invention (the act of inventing)
Derivation:
devise (come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort)
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"Measure seven times, cut once." (Armenian proverb)
"Hasty speed is rarely good" (Dutch proverb)