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contrivance noun

  /kənˈtɹaɪ.vəns/
  • A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
 accorgimento, artefizio, espediente, sotterfugio, stratagemma
  • A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task; contraption.
 aggeggio, marchingegno
  • Something overly artful or artificial.
 carretta, catorcio, trabiccolo

contrive verb

  /kənˈtɹaɪv/
  • To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
 architettare, combinare, complottare, escogitare, intrigare, inventare

contrived adjective

  /kənˈtɹaɪvd/
  • Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
 falso
  • Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way.
 apposta

contrived

artefatto
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