› a device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how to use:
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Meaning of “contraption” in the English Dictionary
"contraption" in English
(Definition of “contraption” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
"contraption" in American English
(Definition of “contraption” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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