granduncle

[ grand-uhng-kuhl ]

/ ˈgrændˌʌŋ kəl /

noun

an uncle of one's father or mother; a great-uncle.

Origin of granduncle

1400–50; late Middle English. See grand-, uncle

Words nearby granduncle

grand tier, grand tour, grand touring car, Grand Traverse Bay, Grand Turk, granduncle, grand unification theory, grand unified theory, Grand Union Canal, Grandview, Grandville

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Example sentences from the Web for granduncle

When a mere boy he was sent to the court of his granduncle, Sten Sture the Elder, who was childless.
Sweden|Victor Nilsson
Moreover at Easter Kunz was likewise to quit home, and go to Venice at my granduncle's behest.
Margery [Gred], Complete|Georg Ebers
After the death of my granduncle some of the family came to America.
Sixty Years of California Song|Margaret Blake-Alverson
But the granduncle had been very fond of the lad, and in his will he left Lafayette all his fortune and estates.
Lafayette, We Come!|Rupert S. Holland

His mind was also nourished by the books belonging to the scanty library of his granduncle.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. VI., No. 6, May, 1896|Various

British Dictionary definitions for granduncle

granduncle

/ (ˈɡrændˌʌŋkəl) /

noun

another name for great-uncle

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单词	granduncle
释义	granduncle [ grand-uhng-kuhl ] / ˈgrændˌʌŋ kəl / noun an uncle of one's father or mother; a great-uncle. Origin of granduncle 1400–50; late Middle English. See grand-, uncle Words nearby granduncle grand tier, grand tour, grand touring car, Grand Traverse Bay, Grand Turk, granduncle, grand unification theory, grand unified theory, Grand Union Canal, Grandview, Grandville Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for granduncle When a mere boy he was sent to the court of his granduncle, Sten Sture the Elder, who was childless. Sweden\|Victor Nilsson Moreover at Easter Kunz was likewise to quit home, and go to Venice at my granduncle's behest. Margery [Gred], Complete\|Georg Ebers After the death of my granduncle some of the family came to America. Sixty Years of California Song\|Margaret Blake-Alverson But the granduncle had been very fond of the lad, and in his will he left Lafayette all his fortune and estates. Lafayette, We Come!\|Rupert S. Holland His mind was also nourished by the books belonging to the scanty library of his granduncle. McClure's Magazine, Vol. VI., No. 6, May, 1896\|Various British Dictionary definitions for granduncle granduncle / (ˈɡrændˌʌŋkəl) / noun another name for great-uncle 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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