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Main Entry: de·vice
Pronunciation: di-'vIs
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English devis, devise, from Anglo-French, division, plan, from deviser to divide, regulate, tell -- more at DEVISE
1 : something devised or contrived: as a (1) : PLAN, PROCEDURE, TECHNIQUE (2) : a scheme to deceive : STRATAGEM, TRICK b : something fanciful, elaborate, or intricate in design c : something (as a figure of speech) in a literary work designed to achieve a particular artistic effect d archaic : MASQUE, SPECTACLE e : a conventional stage practice or means (as a stage whisper) used to achieve a particular dramatic effect f : a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a special purpose or perform a special function <an electronic device>
2 : DESIRE, INCLINATION <left to my own devices>
3 : an emblematic design used especially as a heraldic bearing