| 单词 | avunculate |
| 释义 | avunculate[ uh-vuhng-kyuh-lit, -leyt ] / əˈvʌŋ kyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt / noun Anthropology.a close social relationship between a maternal uncle and his nephew. Origin of avunculate1915–20; <Latin avuncul(us) uncle (see avuncular) + -ate3 Words nearby avunculateavulse, avulsed wound, avulsion, avulsion fracture, avuncular, avunculate, aw, awa, AWACS, await, Awaji Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for avunculateavunculate / (əˈvʌŋkjʊlɪt) / nounthe custom in some societies of assigning rights and duties to a maternal uncle concerning his sister's son adjectiveof, relating to, or governed by this custom Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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