great-uncle

American  

[greyt-uhng-kuhl] / ˈgreɪtˌʌŋ kəl /

noun

1. a granduncle.

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great-uncle British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

“I had an uncle. A great-uncle. Saul. He lived down South, scraping by, like our people had to do in those days.”

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Instead, he just looks like one of my great-uncles who are obsessed with poker.

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He was off to see his great-uncle Pudge in the old sailor’s home, in Brighton.

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As Penelope already knew, Simon’s great-uncle Pudge was very old and had been a seafarer in his youth; now he lived in a home for old sailors in the city of Brighton, near the sea.

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“Maybe I’ll pop in, next time I’m heading out to see my great-uncle Pudge at the Ancient Mariner’s Home. It’s in the same direction, more or less.”

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