avunculocal

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adjective

Characterized by couples living with the husband's maternal uncle.

OriginLatin avuncul(us) →
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Meanings

adjectiveavunculocal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableculture; or system; culture; or systemanthropologyCharacterized by couples living with the husband's maternal uncle.

Origin

  1. Latinavuncul(us)“maternal uncle”
  2. Englishavunculocal

Latin avuncul(us) (“maternal uncle”) + -o- + local.

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APA

avunculocal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avunculocal

MLA

“avunculocal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avunculocal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avunculocal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avunculocal.

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