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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nonstandard) The husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling)..
Between uncle and aunt-in-law, or uncle's wife, you have a connection of affinity, and you have the same between aunt and uncle-in-law, or aunt's wife. [sic]
Use uncle-in-law when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Uncle-in-law means (nonstandard) The husband of one's uncle or aunt (parent's sibling)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Between uncle and aunt-in-law, or uncle's wife, you have a connection of affinity, and you have the same between aunt and uncle-in-law, or aunt's wife. [sic]
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