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great-aunt

[greyt-ant, -ahnt]

noun

  1. a grandaunt.



great-aunt

noun

  1. an aunt of one's father or mother; sister of one's grandfather or grandmother

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of great-aunt1

First recorded in 1650–60
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