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adwokat diabła

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Polish

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Etymology

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Calque of Latin advocātus diabolī.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈdvɔ.kat ˈdja.bwa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: a‧dwo‧kat dia‧bła

Noun

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adwokat diabła m pers

  1. devil's advocate (one who debates from a viewpoint which they may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Krystyna Długosz-Kurczabowa (2021) “adwokat”, in Wielki słownik etymologiczno-historyczny języka polskiego, →ISBN, page 5

Further reading

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