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/grand"ung'keuhl/, n.an uncle of one's father or mother; a great-uncle.[1400-50; late ME. See GRAND-, UNCLE]
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Granduncle — Grand un cle, n. [Cf. F. grand oncle.] A father s or mother s uncle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
granduncle — [grand′uŋ΄kəl] n. GREAT UNCLE … English World dictionary
granduncle — noun Date: 15th century an uncle of one s father or mother … New Collegiate Dictionary
granduncle — noun The uncle of someones parent; a great uncle. See Also: grandaunt … Wiktionary
granduncle — n. uncle of one s father or mother, great uncle … English contemporary dictionary
granduncle — grand•un•cle [[t]ˈgrændˌʌŋ kəl[/t]] n. an uncle of one s father or mother; great uncle • Etymology: 1400–50 … From formal English to slang
granduncle — Same as grandfather … English-Hawaiian dictionary
granduncle — noun an uncle of your father or mother • Syn: ↑great uncle • Hypernyms: ↑uncle … Useful english dictionary
great-granduncle — /grayt grand ung keuhl/, n. an uncle of one s grandfather or grandmother. [1800 10] * * * … Universalium
great-granduncle — /grayt grand ung keuhl/, n. an uncle of one s grandfather or grandmother. [1800 10] … Useful english dictionary
