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uncular

English

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Etymology

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From uncle, after avuncular.[1]

Adjective

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uncular (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Relating to an uncle.
    Synonym: avuncular

References

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  1. ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Uncular”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes X, Part 1 (Ti–U), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 110, column 3: “f. Uncle sb., after avuncular.”

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