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uncle the brother of one's father or mother The first known use: in the 14th century |
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Word Structure |
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5 Letters, 2 Syllable |
uncle |
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5 Phonemes |
uh N k ə l |
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onset, rime |
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Morpheme |
uncle |
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Sentence Examples I have three uncles and two aunts. My Uncle David is visiting next week. |
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Common Phrases Uncle! An exclamation of defeat or a plea for mercy, especially in an informal physical contest of some kind. |
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Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
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Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
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Neighborhood
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