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Etymology edit

Deverbal from извива́ться (izvivátʹsja).

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Noun edit

изви́в (izvívm inan (genitive изви́ва, nominative plural изви́вы, genitive plural изви́вов)

  1. bend, twist, meander, curve
  2. (figurative, colloquial) unexpected turn of thought or mood, unexpected development

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