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- Medieval Latin · borrowed fromavunculāris
- English todayavuncular
From Medieval Latin avunculāris, from Classical Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”) + -āris (“-ar”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
avuncular
Today it means: In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle. Full definition →
Medieval Latin avunculāris