Standard Lemma guide

unc

adj · name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ʌŋk/
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  • rhymes with -ʌŋk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Old; no longer versed in or relevant to current youth culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Qualifier: youth slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Abbreviation of uncirculated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

Qualifier: numismatic slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Uniform Naming Convention, a syntax to describe the location of a network resource.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: Microsoft Windows

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • \\BobsComputer\Shared\ColourLaser200 is the UNC path to Bob's printer.

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4

name

Meaning 4

Initialism of University of North Carolina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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name

Meaning 5

Initialism of United Nations Command.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: UN

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name

Meaning 6

Initialism of Unified Coarse (formerly an initialism of Unified National Coarse), a screw thread classification within the Unified Thread Standard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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noun

Meaning 7

Clipping of uncle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, neologism

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8

noun

Meaning 8

An older male relative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

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9

noun

Meaning 9

An older male relative.

Any older man, especially middle-aged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, broadly

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10

noun

Meaning 10

A phenotype of Caenorhabditis elegans that moves in an uncoordinated manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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History

Etymology

Clipping of uncle.

Clipping of uncoordinated.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: FDC — uncirculated