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maternal uncles

maternal uncles is the plural of maternal uncle.

Meaning of maternal uncle

Noun

maternal uncle (plural maternal uncles)

  1. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s mother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
    • The social organization of the Trobriand Islanders of Melane-
      sia is characterized by matrilineal descent, free and familiar rela-
      tions between father and son, and a marked antagonism between
      maternal uncle and nephew.³¹ On the other hand, the patrilineal
      Cherkess of the Caucasus place the...1963, Claude Lévy-Strauss, Structural Anthropology, New York: Basic Books, page 42

Questions about maternal uncles

What is maternal uncles the plural of?
Maternal uncles is the plural of maternal uncle.

Words near maternal uncles in the dictionary

  1. maternal impression
  2. maternal impressions
  3. maternal orphan
  4. maternal orphans
  5. maternal uncle
  6. maternal uncles
  7. maternal wall
  8. maternalisation
  9. maternalise
  10. maternalised
  11. maternalises

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