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devices

de·vice
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-vahys]
    • /dɪˈvaɪs/
    • /dɪˈvaɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-vahys]
    • /dɪˈvaɪs/

Definitions of devices word

  • noun devices a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, especially a mechanical or electrical one. 1
  • noun devices a plan or scheme for effecting a purpose. 1
  • noun devices a crafty scheme; trick. 1
  • noun devices a particular word pattern, figure of speech, combination of word sounds, etc., used in a literary work to evoke a desired effect or arouse a desired reaction in the reader: rhetorical devices. 1
  • noun devices a mobile device: Students may not bring devices into the secure testing center. Don't leave your devices in a hot car. 1
  • noun devices something elaborately or fancifully designed. 1

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Origin of devices

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; blend of late Middle English devis division, discourse and devise heraldic device, will; both < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin dīvīsa, feminine of dīvīsus; see division

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Parts of speech for Devices

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

devices popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

devices usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for devices

noun devices

  • shebang — Informal. the structure of something, as of an organization, contrivance, or affair: The whole shebang fell apart when the chairman quit.
  • methods — a procedure, technique, or way of doing something, especially in accordance with a definite plan: There are three possible methods of repairing this motor.
  • ways and means — methods
  • tactics — tactics (def 1).
  • provisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.

Antonyms for devices

noun devices

  • ruinsruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.

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