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contraption

/kɒnˈtræpʃən/ noun · British & US
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What does contraption mean?

noun

A complex or awkward device, especially one made from a variety of parts.

Example

"The inventor's latest contraption was a Rube Goldberg machine that used a pulley system to launch a ball into the air."

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