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avunculocal residence

Definition of Avunculocal Residence

(noun) When a husband and wife live with or near the husband’s maternal uncle.

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Syllabification: avun·cu·lo·cal res·i·dence

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ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “avunculocal residence.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved March 28, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/avunculocal-residence/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

avunculocal residence. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/avunculocal-residence/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “avunculocal residence.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/avunculocal-residence/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“avunculocal residence.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/avunculocal-residence/>.