Contrivance and Duplication

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Contrivance noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.

Usage example: despite the many modern contrivances for saving time and labor, we seem to have less leisure and energy than ever before

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Duplication is an antonym for contrivance.

Duplication noun - Something or someone that strongly resembles another.

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Contrivance is an antonym for duplication.

complete	complete contrivance	complete duplication
easy	easy contrivance	easy duplication

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