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great-uncle

[greyt-uhng-kuhl]

noun

  1. a granduncle.



great-uncle

noun

  1. an uncle of one's father or mother; brother 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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