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adj
Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
In which newly married couples live with the wife's family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh2tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māterder. English matri- English local English matrilocal From matri- + local.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
