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  What it means

  Literally “good night.” The standard Polish farewell said before going to sleep or parting in the evening.

  Vocabulary

  • dobry — good
  • noc — night

  Grammar note

  A fixed greeting — 'dobra' (feminine) agrees with 'noc' (feminine noun) in the original construction, now fused into one word.

  Cultural context

  'Dobranoc' is also the name of a beloved Polish children's TV programme that aired before bedtime for decades.

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