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avuncular definition

avun·cu·lar (ə vuŋ′kyo̵̅o̅ lər)

adjective

  1. of an uncle
  2. having traits considered typical of uncles; jolly, indulgent, stodgy, etc.

Etymology: < L avunculus, maternal uncle, dim. of avus, ancestor (see atavism) + -ar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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