"avocat du diable" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /a.vɔ.ka dy djabl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-avocat du diable.wav Forms: avocats du diable [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Latin advocātus diabolī. Etymology templates: {{clq|fr|la|advocātus diabolī}} Calque of Latin advocātus diabolī Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} avocat du diable m (plural avocats du diable)
  1. devil's advocate Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-avocat_du_diable-fr-noun-pWsA1pUz Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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