ATDTDA (1): avuncularity

[Tim Strzechowski]

avuncular
Main Entry: avun·cu·lar 
Pronunciation: &-'v&[ng]-ky&-l&r
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin avunculus maternal uncle -- more at UNCLE
1 : of or relating to an uncle
2 : suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality <avuncular indulgence> 
- avun·cu·lar·i·ty  /&-"v&[ng]-ky&-'la-r&-tE, -'ler-&-/ noun 
- avun·cu·lar·ly  /&-'v&[ng]-ky&-l&r-lE/ adverb 

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To me, this has a faint foreshadowing of the "your mama" passage with the Archduke at pp. 47 -8.
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