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avuncuclan

English edit

Etymology edit

Combination of avuncular and clan. Coined by Lawrence J. Cunningham.

Noun edit

avuncuclan (plural avuncuclans)

  1. (anthropology) A societal structure, where sons are raised by their maternal uncles.
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