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devil's advocacy

devil's advocacy noun: the act of playing devil's advocate.

Noun

devil's advocacy (uncountable)

  1. The act of playing devil's advocate.

Questions about devil's advocacy

What does devil's advocacy mean?
Devil's advocacy means the act of playing devil's advocate.
What part of speech is devil's advocacy?
Devil's advocacy is a noun.

Words near devil's advocacy in the dictionary

  1. devil strips
  2. devil take the hindmost
  3. devil to pay
  4. devil wagon
  5. devil wagons
  6. devil's advocacy
  7. devil's advocate
  8. devil's advocated
  9. devil's advocates
  10. devil's advocating
  11. devil's antlers

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