Word a Day
device
What does device mean?
device (noun): any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use device in a sentence?
- The device is malfunctioning. (Tatoeba sentence #12862665 by Teangloir, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce device?
/dɪˈvaɪs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does device come from?
From Middle English devis, devise, devyce, devys, devyse, from Old French devis and devise, from Latin dīvīsus, past participle of dīvidō (“to divide”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one
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