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Definition of: uncle
(ung′kəl) noun
1. The brother of one's father or mother; also, the husband of one's aunt. ♦ Collateral adjective: avuncular.
2. An elderly man: used in direct address.
3. Colloq. A pawnbroker. [<F oncle <L avunculus a mother's brother, orig. dim. of avus grandfather]
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