great-granduncle

[ greyt-grand-uhng-kuhl ]

/ ˌgreɪtˈgrændˌʌŋ kəl /

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noun

an uncle of one's grandfather or grandmother.

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Origin of great-granduncle

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby great-granduncle

great-grandmother, great-grandnephew, great-grandniece, great-grandparent, great-grandson, great-granduncle, great gray owl, great gross, great guns, greathearted, great horned owl

How to use great-granduncle in a sentence

Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.
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Unfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’
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Great American leaders have long contributed profound thoughts of tremendous consequence to the public discourse.
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“He turned pale, trembled to a great degree, was much agitated, and began to cry,” she told the court.
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"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.
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I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
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After a minute's pause, while he stood painfully silent, she resumed in great emotion.
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The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.
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This is a feature by means of which it is always possible to distinguish the Great Horsetail from any other species.
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