devisal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-visal
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Meaning

noun

An act of devising.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"19th century, Francis Thompson, To a Snow-flake What heart could have thought you?— Past our devisal (O filigree petal!)"
"Each word may be not unfitly compared to an invention; it has its own place, mode, and circumstances of devisal, its preparation in the previous habits of speech […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English devise Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English devisal From devise + -al.

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Inflected Forms

devisals (plural)

Synonyms

contrivance

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What does devisal mean?

An act of devising.

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