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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
uncle
/ˈʌŋ.kəl/
noun1 of 2
brother of your father or mother or the husband of your aunt
- “An uncle is the brother of your father or mother.”Tatoeba
- “An uncle is the brother of one of your parents.”Tatoeba
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interjection2 of 2
A cry used to indicate surrender.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)