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UNCLE

\ˈʌŋkə͡l], \ˈʌŋkə‍l], \ˈʌ_ŋ_k_əl]\

Definitions of UNCLE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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An eldery man; -- used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation.
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.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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.
An eldery man; - used chiefly as a kindly or familiar appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro; as, Remus.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The brother of one's parent; one's aunt's husband.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The brother of one's father or mother.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

The brother of one's father or mother; also, the husband of one's aunt.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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