devisal

de·vis·al

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-vahy-zuh l]
- /dɪˈvaɪ zəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dih-vahy-zuh l]
- /dɪˈvaɪ zəl/

Definitions of devisal word

noun devisal the act of inventing, contriving, or devising; contrivance 3
noun devisal the act of devising 3
noun devisal the act of devising; contrivance. 1
noun devisal An act of devising. 1

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Origin of devisal

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; devise + -al2

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Parts of speech for Devisal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Devisal

devisal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for devisal

noun devisal

inheritance — something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.
settlement — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
legacy — legacy system
gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.

All 11 Synonyms of devisal