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uncle
noun
the
brother
of
one
of
your
parents
,
or
the
man
married
to
one
of
your
aunts
•
My
uncle
took
us
fishing
last
weekend
.
My
uncle
took
us
fishing
last
weekend
.
•
Sarah's
uncle
lives
in
Australia
.
Sarah's
uncle
lives
in
Australia
.
From
Latin
'avunculus'
meaning
'mother's
brother'
,
passing
through
Old
French
'oncle'
into
Middle
English
.
noun
a
polite
title
used
by
children
or
young
people
for
a
friendly
older
man
who
is
not
related
to
them
•
The
neighbors'
kids
call
the
friendly
postman
"
Uncle
Mike
."
The
neighbors'
kids
call
the
friendly
postman
"
Uncle
Mike
."
•
During
the
holiday
festival
,
the
village
children
ran
up
to
"
Uncle
"
to
get
sweets
.
During
the
holiday
festival
,
the
village
children
ran
up
to
"
Uncle
"
to
get
sweets
.
unclear
adjective
-
unclear
,
unclearer
,
unclearest
not
easy
to
understand
,
ambiguous
,
or
confusing
•
The
instructions
were
unclear
,
so
I
asked
my
teacher
for
help
.
The
instructions
were
unclear
,
so
I
asked
my
teacher
for
help
.
•
Because
the
map
was
unclear
,
the
hikers
took
the
wrong
path
.
Because
the
map
was
unclear
,
the
hikers
took
the
wrong
path
.
formed
by
adding
the
negative
prefix
un-
to
clear
,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
early
17th
century
adjective
-
unclear
,
unclearer
,
unclearest
not
easy
to
see
through
or
make
out
;
indistinct
or
cloudy
•
Thick
fog
made
the
road
ahead
unclear
to
the
driver
.
Thick
fog
made
the
road
ahead
unclear
to
the
driver
.
•
The
photo
is
unclear
because
the
camera
lens
was
dirty
.
The
photo
is
unclear
because
the
camera
lens
was
dirty
.
formed
by
adding
the
negative
prefix
un-
to
clear
,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
early
17th
century