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advocatus diaboli definition

ad·vo·ca·tus dia·boli (ad′və kāt′əs dī ab′ə lī′, äd′vō kä′to̵os dē ä′bō lē′)

devil's advocate

Etymology: L

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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