matrilocal
English
WOTD – 7 April 2008
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈloʊ.kəl/, /ˌmæ.tɹəˈloʊ.kəl/
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Adjective
matrilocal (not comparable)
- (of a married couple) Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.
- (anthropology, of a people or culture) In which newly married couples live with the wife's family.
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