| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| avuncular |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·vun·cu·lar |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -v ng ky-lr |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of or having to do with an uncle. 2. Regarded as characteristic of an uncle, especially in benevolence or tolerance. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin avunculus, maternal uncle. See awo- in Appendix I.
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