adwokat diabła

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Etymology

Calque of Latin advocātus diabolī.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adˈvɔ.kat ˈdjab.wa/
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  • Rhymes: -abwa

Noun

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

References

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

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