granduncle

American  

[grand-uhng-kuhl] / ˈgrændˌʌŋ kəl /

noun

1. an uncle of one's father or mother; a great-uncle.

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granduncle British  

/ ˈɡrændˌʌŋkəl /

noun

1. another name for great-uncle

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Etymology

Origin of granduncle

1400–50; late Middle English. See grand-, uncle

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Example Sentences

Once Mahito enters the tower — a wonderland of talking birds, unborn souls and the boy’s godlike granduncle — the score grows larger and stranger, with quirky tuned percussion, electronic effects, chorus and reverberant, cosmic orchestration.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, there’s the strange gray heron who badgers him and claims that his mother is still alive, and the mysterious tower built by Mahito’s long-vanished granduncle.

From Los Angeles Times

There is also a elderly granduncle with a long beard nearing the end of his life, aware that his ability to hold this crumbling world together is receding.

From Seattle Times

His mother’s family owned a chain of popular general stores, and his granduncles ran the location on Front Street until it closed around 60 years ago.

From Seattle Times

My friend's granduncle was a train engineer who told wonderful stories about traveling across the country, all the people he met and places he saw.

From Salon