UNCLE
\ˈʌŋkə͡l], \ˈʌŋkəl], \ˈʌ_ŋ_k_əl]\
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An eldery man; -- used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation.
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The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; - the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.
By Oddity Software
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The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; - the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.
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An eldery man; - used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro; as, Remus.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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