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great-grandnephew

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[greyt-gran-nef-yoo, -nev-yoo, -grand-] / ˌgreɪtˈgrænˌnɛf ju, -ˌnɛv ju, -ˈgrænd- /

noun

  1. a grandson of one's nephew or niece.


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But extensive research provided by her great-grandnephew, author and journalist Peter Zheutlin, shifted their storytelling needs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

“Wilbur began by writing to the Smithsonian Institution, asking for any information they had on flying,” says Stephen Wright, the Wright brothers’ great-grandnephew.

From Scientific American • Apr. 1, 2021

The swatch made the 300 million-mile journey to Mars with the blessing of the Wright brothers’ great-grandniece and great-grandnephew, said park curator Steve Lucht.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2021

Also in attendance were Wright brothers’ great-grandnephew and great-grandniece Stephen Wright and Amanda Wright-Lane.

From Washington Times • Sep. 8, 2018

He was the only surviving blood-relative of Paul Jones in this country, being his great-grandnephew.

From South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

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