What does avuncularism mean?
Avuncularism means An avuncular attitude..
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An avuncular attitude..
Their heavy paternalism was in some ways a better thing than the slapdash, half-bogus fraternalism of the French, or the priggish avuncularism of the British.
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Avuncularism means An avuncular attitude..
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Their heavy paternalism was in some ways a better thing than the slapdash, half-bogus fraternalism of the French, or the priggish avuncularism of the British.
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