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# avunculus **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Latin **Slug:** avunculus ## Words From This Root - uncle - The brother of your mother or father, or your aunt's husband. - avuncular - kind and genial in the manner of an uncle - nuncle - uncle (archaic, especially as used by a fool to a master)
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uncle
A1
/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/
The brother of your mother or father, or your aunt's husband.
avuncular
C2+
/əˈvʌŋkjələr/
kind and genial in the manner of an uncle
nuncle
C2+
/ˈnʌŋkəl/
uncle (archaic, especially as used by a fool to a master)
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