| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| novercal |
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| SYLLABICATION: | no·ver·cal |
| PRONUNCIATION: | n -vûr k l |
| ADJECTIVE: | Of, relating to, or characteristic of a stepmother. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin noverc lis, from noverca, stepmother. See newo- in Appendix I.
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