avuncular
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a·vun·cu·lar
(ə-vŭng′kyə-lər)adj.
1. Of or having to do with an uncle.
2. Regarded as characteristic of an uncle, especially in benevolence or tolerance.
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avuncular
(əˈvʌŋkjʊlə)adj
1. of or concerned with an uncle
2. resembling an uncle; friendly; helpful
[C19: from Latin avunculus (maternal) uncle, diminutive of avus grandfather]
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a•vun•cu•lar
(əˈvʌŋ kyə lər)adj.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle: avuncular affection.
a•vun`cu•lar′i•ty, n.
a•vun′cu•lar•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | avuncular - resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgence |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
avuncular
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avuncular
[əˈvʌŋkjʊləʳ] adj (liter) (man) → bonario/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995