matrilocal
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/ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl/
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/ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl/ · /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈloʊ.kəl/(US) · /ˌmæ.tɹəˈloʊ.kəl/(US)
Definition of matrilocal
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.
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(not-comparable)In which newly married couples live with the wife's family.
“In barring the way, he is enacting a ritual which demands that the new way of patrilocal marriage pay its respect to the more ancient way of matrilocal marriage.”
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Etymology
From matri- + local.
Words you can make from matrilocal
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35 words- AMTRAC 10 pts
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- AMATOL 8 pts
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- MALOTI 8 pts
- MALTOL 8 pts
- MITRAL 8 pts
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- AORTAL 6 pts
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- LARIAT 6 pts
- LATRIA 6 pts
- RIALTO 6 pts
- TAILOR 6 pts
5-letter words
63 words- CAROM 9 pts
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- LOCAL 7 pts
- LOTIC 7 pts
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4-letter words
87 words- CALM 8 pts
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- LAIR 4 pts
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- OLLA 4 pts
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- RAIA 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
- RILL 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
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