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grand-

a combining form used in genealogical terminology meaning “one generation more remote”: grandfather; grandnephew.

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Nearby words

grand unification theory, grand unified theory, grand union canal, grand vizier, grand'mère, grand-, grand-scale, grandad, grandad shirt, grandam, grandame

Origin of grand-

special use of grand
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British Dictionary definitions for grand-

grand-

prefix

(in designations of kinship) one generation removed in ascent or descentgrandson; grandfather

Word Origin for grand-

from French grand-, on the model of Latin magnus in such phrases as avunculus magnus great-uncle
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