Meanings
nounavunculism (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of avuncularism.
Its institutional cinderblock construction was sheathed by cheap plastic carpet and papered with the idiot avunculism of inspirational posters.
2008, Barbara Jackson Gilman, Academic Advocacy for Gifted Children: A Parent's Complete Guide
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avunculism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avunculism
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