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Devisal

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n. An act of devising.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A devising.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of devising; a contriving or forming.

n. The act of bequeathing; assignment by will.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the act of devising something

Word Usage

"As if Ian Hamilton Finlay were not to be remembered here, he appears, in the form of a reference to his home, a little country estate which he filled with literary sculpture of his devisal, much as Simon Cutts has decorated his quaint Irish dwelling, Coracle, and outbuildings with words, turning edifice into literature."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

invention

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

devising