- nuncle
- noun Etymology: by alteration (from misdivision of an uncle) Date: circa 1589 chiefly dialect uncle
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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nuncle — [nuŋ′kəl] n. [prob. < (a)n uncle or (mi)n(e) uncle] Brit. dial. or obs. var. of UNCLE … English World dictionary
nuncle — /nung keuhl/, n. Chiefly Brit. Dial. uncle. [1580 90; from the phrase mine uncle, taken as my nuncle; cf. NEWT] * * * … Universalium
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nuncle — noun uncle … Wiktionary
nuncle — n. (British) uncle (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
nuncle — nun·cle … English syllables
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nuncle — ˈnəŋkəl noun ( s) Etymology: alteration (resulting from incorrect division of an uncle) of uncle chiefly dialect : uncle … Useful english dictionary
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