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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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Maybe we know someone who knew someone who was on Air France 447, or a great-uncle died before we were born and we grew up afraid.

His great-uncle, who has never self-identified as gay but who Sam believes is, lives a celibate life committed to the Church.

That favorite fountain pen, plus a pocket watch and chain inherited from a gambling great-uncle.

Welcome to the life and times of Bird, Shirley Temple, and your great-uncle Morris.

But I really love it because I think of my great uncle whenever I put it on.

Although Haggard was, as we know, a wealthy man, he could not afford to disregard any suggestion of his great-uncle.

P'tite Truite, Little Trout, they called her, the great-uncle baker's one grandchild.

At other times I would lift the lid and find inside the chest the crouching figure of the long-departed great-uncle.

Its from your great-uncle, exclaimed Bab, giving Stephen the note to read.

My great-uncle, who has the place now, made money in business when he was a young man, and I believe he will leave it all to me.

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