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- noun The
brother of someone'sstepmother orstepfather . - noun The
stepbrother of someone'smother orfather .
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Examples
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Recently, my step-uncle moved out of our house in to his own apartment.
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I recently had dinner with a step-uncle who runs a company that designs research for drug companies.
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I recently had dinner with a step-uncle who runs a company that designs research for drug companies.
Mark Hyman, MD: Why Antidepressants Don't Work for Treating Depression MD Mark Hyman 2010
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He majored in journalism at Stanford, but had always been influenced by his step-uncle, Russell Cowles, a modernist painter.
Cowles and Consonance: On Eve of Retirement, Glam Gallerist Recalls a Lovely Life 2009
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According to his step-uncle, Mr. Rasooli, "He was a dumb kid, believe me," but tried to make enough money to help his father.
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Shannon Matthews was abducted by her “step-uncle”.
Camilla Cavendish 2009
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According to his step-uncle, Mr. Rasooli, "He was a dumb kid, believe me," but tried to make enough money to help his father.
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"[Author] 's step-uncle was the most important person in his life", "[Author] and his four cats live in a beautiful cottage in northern Nunavut".
May 25th, 2007 2007
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Luke goes to his step-uncle in Tatooine with Ben to watch silently in the desert.
I Hate Waiting 2005
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My step-uncle ran away from home when he was 15 and joined the Air Force.
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