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avunculism

avunculism is the alternative form of avuncularism.

Meaning of avuncularism

Noun

avuncularism (uncountable)

  1. An avuncular attitude.
    • Their heavy paternalism was in some ways a better thing than the slapdash, half-bogus fraternalism of the French, or the priggish avuncularism of the British.1952, Harry Hopkins, New world arising

Questions about avunculism

What is avunculism the alternative form of?
Avunculism is the alternative form of avuncularism.

Words near avunculism in the dictionary

  1. avuncularly
  2. avunculate
  3. avunculates
  4. avunculicide
  5. avunculicides
  6. avunculism
  7. avunculocal
  8. avunculocality
  9. avunculocally
  10. Avundy
  11. avutometinib

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