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uncle-in-law

noun

Etymology

From uncle + -in-law.

  1. derived from avunculus
  2. derived from oncle
  3. derived from uncle
  4. inherited from uncle
  5. suffixed as uncle-in-law — “uncle + in-law”

Definitions

  1. The husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling).

    • Between uncle and aunt-in-law, or uncle's wife, you have a connection of affinity, and you have the same between aunt and uncle-in-law, or aunt's wife. [sic]

  2. The uncle of one's spouse.

    • 2012 August 11, anonymous, Vernon Dursley, Harry Potter Wiki Vernon would later become an uncle-in-law to Harry's wife, Ginny and a great-uncle to Harry and Ginny's children, James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter and Lily Luna Potter.

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