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Definition of
sister-in-law noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
sister-in-law
noun
noun
(
pl.
sisters-in-law
)
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the sister of your husband or wife; your brother's wife; the wife of your husband or wife's brother
compare
brother-in-law
See
sister-in-law
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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