devices (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def an inclination or desire
def used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'
examples eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force
the children were left to their own devices
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Hypernym inclination, disposition, tendency
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Hyponym inclination, disposition, tendency

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