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in utrumque partes

in utrumque partes noun: arguing both sides of an issue; the practice of presenting arguments for and against a given proposition.

Noun

in utrumque partes (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Arguing both sides of an issue; the practice of presenting arguments for and against a given proposition.

Synonyms of in utrumque partes

Origin of in utrumque partes

From Latin in utrumque partes (“literally 'into both sides, arguments for either part'”). From in + utrumque (accusative of uterque (“both”)) + partes (accusative plural of pars (“part, side”)). The phrase originates in rhetorical practice of arguing for and as a proponent against a proposition.

Questions about in utrumque partes

What does in utrumque partes mean?
In utrumque partes means arguing both sides of an issue; the practice of presenting arguments for and against a given proposition.
What part of speech is in utrumque partes?
In utrumque partes is a noun.

Words near in utrumque partes in the dictionary

  1. in ure
  2. in use
  3. in utero
  4. in utramque parte
  5. in utramque partem
  6. in utrumque partes
  7. in vacuo
  8. in vain
  9. in very deed
  10. in view
  11. in view of

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