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od biedy

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, “for poverty”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔd‿ˈbjɛ.dɘ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdɘ
  • Syllabification: od‿bie‧dy

Adverb

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od biedy (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) for want of something better (of something that is little satisfactory)

Further reading

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  • “od biedy”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • “od biedy”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)
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