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Avuncular
A*vun"cu*lar\, a. [L. avunculus uncle.] Of or pertaining to an uncle. In these rare instances, the law of pedigree, whether direct or avuncular, gives way. --I. Taylor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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avuncular
1831, from L. avunculus "maternal uncle," dim. of avus (see uncle). Used humorously for "of a pawnbroker" (uncle was slang for "pawnbroker").
"My only good suit is at present under the avuncular protection." ["Fraser's Magazine," 1832]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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